The Hatchet Man
- Year: 1932
- Country of origin: USA
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Director: William A. Wellman
- Length: 74 min
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Film Synopsis
The Hatchet Man (1932) depicts a hereditary executioner for a Chinese tong in early twentieth-century San Francisco who is ordered to kill his closest friend during a gang war. After raising the man’s daughter to adulthood, he marries her with her consent, but a renewed tong conflict introduces a younger gangster who challenges their bond. This pre-Code crime melodrama frames its story of loyalty and sacrifice through stylized Chinatown settings and the period’s extensive use of white actors in Chinese roles.
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Edition and Packaging Notes
- Warner’s DVD-R is included in the “Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Volume 7” box set with Skyscraper Souls (1932), Employees’ Entrance (1933) and Ex-Lady (1933).
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