"Behind-the-scenes story... as detectives trap killer inside San Francisco's Chinatown at Midnight!" 17 November 1949 Crime, Mystery 67 mins
A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.
Watch the official Chinatown at Midnight 1949 trailer in HD below or find more Chinatown at Midnight videos on Vidimovie.
Hurd Hatfield as Clifford Ward
Jean Willes as Alice
Tom Powers as Captain Howard Brown
Ray Walker as Sam Costa
Charles Russell as Fred Morgan
Jacqueline deWit as Lisa Marcel (as Jacqueline DeWit)
Maylia Fong as Hazel Fong
Byron Foulger as Greer Pharmacy Druggist
Ross Elliott as Eddie Marsh
Benson Fong as Joe Wing
Barbara Jean Wong as Betty Chang
Victor Sen Yung as Hotel Proprietor
Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Emily Dryden
Ottola Nesmith as Mrs. Langdon
Frank Burt Screenplay
Seymour Friedman Director
Edwin H. Bryant Editor
Sam Katzman Producer
Robert Libott Screenplay
Henry Freulich Director of Photography
Ida Forgette Hairstylist
J.S. Westmoreland Sound
Paul Palmentola Art Direction
Ray Sebastian Makeup Artist
Herbert B. Leonard Production Manager
Frank Tuttle Set Decoration
Carter DeHaven Jr. Assistant Director
William P. Whitley Camera Operator
Homer Van Pelt Still Photographer
United States 17 November 1949
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Jacqueline deWit smoking.
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