| 词条 | The Hatchet Man |
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| name = The Hatchet Man | image = Poster of the movie The Hatchet Man.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Re-release film poster | director = William A. Wellman | producer = | writer = J. Grubb Alexander Achmed Abdullah (play) David Belasco (play) | starring = Edward G. Robinson Loretta Young | music = Bernhard Kaun | cinematography = Sidney Hickox | editing = Owen Marks | distributor = Warner Bros. | released = {{Film date|1932|02|06}} | runtime = 74 min. | country = United States | language = English | budget =$263,000[1] | gross = $742,000[1] }} The Hatchet Man (1932) is a pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. had purchased the David Belasco/Achmed Abdullah play The Honorable Mr. Wong about the Tong gang wars. Made during the few years before strict enforcement of the Production Code, The Hatchet Man has elements that would not be allowed later, such as adultery, narcotics, and a somewhat graphic use of a flying hatchet. Plot summaryWong Low Get (Edward G. Robinson) is the most highly respected hatchet man of his Tong. Having sworn total allegiance, he cannot turn down an order, even one to kill his best friend Sun Yat Ming (J. Carrol Naish). His friend forgives him in advance of his execution, begging only that Wong raise his daughter Toya San (Loretta Young) as his own. Wong does as he has sworn, but as she grows up, he falls in love with her. She marries him out of a sense of obligation, but a handsome younger gangster, Harry En Hai (Leslie Fenton), gets her to leave Wong, disgracing him and leading to a shocking turn of events. Cast (in credits order)
As was typical of the time, almost no Asian actors appear in the cast of a film set completely among Chinese characters. Makeup artists had noticed that audiences were more likely to reject Western actors in Asian disguise if the faces of actual Asians were in near proximity. Rather than cast the film with all Asian actors, which would have then meant no star names to attract American audiences, studios simply eliminated most of the Asian actors from the cast. That said, this film contains a number of Asian actors in minor roles, including Toshia Mori and Willie Fung, among others.[2] Box OfficeAccording to Warner Bros records the film earned $491,000 domestically and $251,000 foreign.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 13 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551 2. ^[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C03E6D91E3FE633A25757C0A9649C946394D6CF Movie Review, The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932) - Edward G. Robinson in a Chinese Tong Story Called "The Hatchet Man."], Mordaunt Hall, New York Times, February 4, 1932. External links
14 : 1932 films|1930s crime drama films|American crime drama films|American films|American black-and-white films|English-language films|Triad films|Films about race and ethnicity|American films based on plays|Films directed by William A. Wellman|Films made before the MPAA Production Code|Films set in San Francisco|Films set in China|Warner Bros. films |
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