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King of Chinatown (1939)

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama
Release Date:January 1, 1937
Running time:60 minutes
Cast:Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Anthony Quinn
Director:Nick Grinde

Description: This gangster film is also a tribute to Dr. Margaret "Mom" Chung, the first American-born Chinese female physician and founder of the first clinic in San Francisco's Chinatown. The film centers around a surgeon -- based on Chung -- who saves a mobster's life.

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