The Hatchet Man
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The Hatchet Man is a 1932 pre-Code Hollywood crime drama film notable for its portrayal of gang rivalries within San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hatchet Man canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime drama film
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film ⓘ pre-Code film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Hatchet Man (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor |
Achmed Abdullah
NERFINISHED
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Harold Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Dudley Digges
NERFINISHED
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E. Alyn Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmund Breese NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Hopton NERFINISHED ⓘ Tully Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Sidney Hickox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Owen Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | pre-Code Hollywood ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ gangster film ⓘ |
| hasFilmRatingEra | pre-Motion Picture Production Code enforcement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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loyalty ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| leadActor | Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Loretta Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Toy Loy
NERFINISHED
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Wong Low Get NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bernhard Kaun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Chinese-American tongs
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gang rivalries ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of gang rivalries in San Francisco’s Chinatown ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-02-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 74 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Francis Larkin
NERFINISHED
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Jules Furthman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Chinatown, San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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