Daughter of the Tong

Daughter of the Tong
Directed by	Raymond K. Johnson
Produced by	Lester F. Scott Jr.
Written by	George H. Plympton (story) Alan Merritt (continuity)
Starring	Evelyn Brent Grant Withers Dorothy Short
Cinematography	Elmer Dyer
Edited by	Charles Diltz
Distributed by	Metropolitan Pictures
Release dates	August 28, 1939
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Daughter of the Tong is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Oriental crime ring.

Plot

Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.

Cast

• Evelyn Brent as Carney - The Illustrious One
• Grant Withers as Ralph Dickson
• Dorothy Short as Marion Morgan
• Dave O'Brien as Jerry Morgan
• Richard Loo as Wong, the hotel clerk
• Dirk Thane as Henchman Ward
• Harry Harvey as Harold 'Mugsy' Winthrop
• Budd Buster as 'Lefty' McMillan
• Robert Frazer as FBI Chief Williams
• Hal Taliaferro as FBI Agent Lawson

Distributors

• Times Exchange (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (June 28, 2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Mill Creek Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (non-USA) (all media)

External links

• Daughter of the Tong at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Daughter of the Tong at the TCM Movie Database
• Daughter of the Tong at the Internet Movie Database
• Daughter of the Tong at AllMovie
• Daughter of the Tong at Rotten Tomatoes