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Hoyts New Malvern Theatre 1 Glenferrie Road, Melbourne, VIC - 1932

Photo - From the Susie Gamble Collection.

The Hatchet Man (1932) -AKA- The Honorable Mr. Wong

This is a pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. had purchased the David Belasco/Achmed Abdullah play The Honorable Mr. Wong about the Tong gang wars. Made during the few years before strict enforcement of the Production Code, The Hatchet Man has elements that would not be allowed later, such as adultery, narcotics, and a somewhat graphic use of a flying hatchet.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -