Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Hatchet Man (1932)

First National Pictures
Directed by William A. Wellman
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)

Edward G. Robinson plays a Chinese assassin who uses a hatchet to do his dirty work. He marries Loretta Young, the daughter of his best friend, and one of his victims, although she is much younger. At first they are happy, but she soon strays with a younger Chinese gangster. Robinson lets her go for the sake of her happiness, but she ends up destitute in China. Robinson goes to rescue her, and get some revenge. Watch out for that ending!

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