Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong
Daughter of the Tong
Directed by	Raymond K. Johnson
Written by	George H. Plympton (story); Alan Merritt (continuity)
Produced by	Lester F. Scott Jr.
Starring	Evelyn Brent; Grant Withers; Dorothy Short
Cinematography	Elmer Dyer
Edited by	Charles Diltz
Distributed by	Metropolitan Pictures
Release date	August 28, 1939;
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Daughter of the Tong is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Asian crime ring.^[1]

Plot

Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.

Cast

Evelyn Brent as Carney - The Illustrious One
Grant Withers as Ralph Dickson
Dorothy Short as Marion Morgan
Dave O'Brien as Jerry Morgan
Richard Loo as Wong, the hotel clerk
Dirk Thane as Henchman Ward
Harry Harvey as Harold 'Mugsy' Winthrop
Budd Buster as 'Lefty' McMillan
Robert Frazer as FBI Chief Williams
Hal Taliaferro as FBI Agent Lawson

Distributors

Times Exchange (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
Alpha Video Distributors (June 28, 2005) (USA) (DVD)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Reel Media International (2007) (non-USA) (all media)

References

^ "Daughter of the Tong (1939) - Video Detective". 28 August 1939.

External links

Daughter of the Tong at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Daughter of the Tong at the TCM Movie Database
Daughter of the Tong at IMDb
Daughter of the Tong at AllMovie
Daughter of the Tong at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] "Daughter of the Tong (1939) - Video Detective". 28 August 1939.

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