Chinatown Nights
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| Chinatown Nights/ AKA Tong War | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William A. Wellman |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Oliver H.P. Garrett William B. Jutte |
| Starring | Wallace Beery Florence Vidor Warner Oland Jack Oakie |
| Music by | Max Bergunker Gerard Carbonara Karl Hajos (all uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
| Editing by | Alyson Shaffer |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1929 |
| Running time | 83 mins |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Chinatown Nights is a 1929 film begun as a silent movie then finished as a sound one via dubbing. It stars Wallace Beery and Florence Vidor. The film was directed by William A. Wellman.
[edit] Cast
- Wallace Beery as Chuck Riley
- Florence Vidor as Joan Fry
- Warner Oland as Boston Charley
- Jack McHugh as the Shadow
- Jack Oakie as the Reporter
[edit] Trivia
Florence Vidor did not dub her own voice and quit the movie business after Chinatown Nights, preferring not to work in sound films. Her voice in Chinatown Nights was supplied by actress Nella Walker.
