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King of Chinatown (1939)
September 21, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$9
Under contract with Paramount, Anna May Wong teams up with Philip Ahn for King of Chinatown (1939), another film in which Asian Americans have “sympathetic parts for a change.” Dr. Mary Ling (Wong), her father (a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine) and an enterprising young lawyer (Ahn) struggle to expose corruption and bring peace to their oppressed neighbors. Wong gives a powerful and pioneering performance as a gifted surgeon raising funds for the Red Cross in China, inspired by the real-life story of Chinese-American physician Dr. Margaret Chung. With Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Sidney Toler, and Anthony Quinn.
1939. Not rated. 57 minutes.
A part of the “Breathing Fire: A Celebration of Anna May Wong” Series, King of Chinatown will be introduced by Joyce Madancy, Professor of History at Union College.
