The Tong Man

The Tong Man
The Tong Man
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Directed by	William Worthington
Written by	Richard Schayer (scenario)
Based on	The Dragon’s Daughter; by Clyde Westover
Produced by	George W. Stout
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa
Cinematography	Frank D. Williams
Production; company	Haworth Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation
Release date	December 14, 1919;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Tong Man

The Tong Man is a 1919 American thriller film directed by William Worthington and produced by Haworth Pictures Corporation.^[1]^[2]

The Tong Man survives and is available on home video.^[3] The film has long been preserved by the Library of Congress.^[4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[5] Luk Chen (Hayakawa), whose heart beats for Sen Chee (Eddy) and for her alone, is commissioned by the tong of which he is a member to murder her father for failure to deliver her to Ming Tai (Roberts), a power in San Francisco's Chinatown. His love proves stronger than his sense of duty and he fails to execute the command, so Ming Tai performs the duty in his stead. Ming Tai then abducts Sen Chee. Luk Chen effects a rescue and they conceal themselves in a dungeon belonging to Ming Tai. Their enemy discovers them and for a time it seems their end is only seconds away. They are then rescued and make their way by boat to China.

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa as Luk Chen
Helen Jerome Eddy as Sen Chee
Marc Roberts as Ming Tai
Toyo Fujita as Louie Toy
Yutaka Abe as Lucero (credited as Jack Yutaka Abbe)

References

^ Miyao, Daisuke (28 March 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.
^ Haenni, Sabine (2008). The Immigrant Scene: Ethnic Amusements in New York, 1880-1920. University of Minnesota Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8166-4981-5.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tong Man
^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.186 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
^ "Reviews: The Tong Man". Exhibitors Herald. 10 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 62. January 10, 1920.

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[Miyao2007-1] Miyao, Daisuke (28 March 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.

[Haenni2008-2] Haenni, Sabine (2008). The Immigrant Scene: Ethnic Amusements in New York, 1880-1920. University of Minnesota Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-8166-4981-5.

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Tong Man

[4] Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.186 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

[5] "Reviews: The Tong Man". Exhibitors Herald. 10 (2). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 62. January 10, 1920.

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