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Daughter of the Tong

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Daughter of the Tong
Directed byRaymond K. Johnson
Written byGeorge H. Plympton (story)
Alan Merritt (continuity)
Produced byLester F. Scott Jr.
StarringEvelyn Brent
Grant Withers
Dorothy Short
CinematographyElmer Dyer
Edited byCharles Diltz
Distributed byMetropolitan Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1939 (1939-08-28)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Distributors

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  • 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

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