The read
Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy Limehouse district of London, where he cold-bloodedly disposes of rivals and runs a smoky nightclub. He falls for a low-class, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the Chinese half of his heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclub's moody star performer.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Audiences rate it 39 points higher than critics do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Alexander HallDirector
- Cyril HumeScreenplay
- Arthur PhillipsScreenplay
Cast
- George RaftHarry Young
- Jean ParkerToni
- Anna May WongTu Tuan
- Kent TaylorEric Benton
- Montagu LovePug Talbot
- Billy BevanHerb
- John RogersSmokey
- Robert LoraineInspector Sheridan
- E. Alyn WarrenChing Lee
- Wyndham StandingAssistant Commissioner Kenyon
- Louis VincenotRhama
- Eric BloreSlummer (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
suicidelondon, englandinterracial relationshipmistress