Chinatown Charlie | |
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Directed by | Charles Hines |
Written by | Roland Asher John Grey Paul Perez (titles) |
Based on | story by Owen Davis |
Produced by | C.C. Burr |
Starring | Johnny Hines |
Cinematography | William J. Miller Al Wilson |
Production company | C. C. Burr Productions |
Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Chinatown Charlie is a 1928 silent film comedy directed by Charles Hines for release by First National Pictures. It stars actor Johnny Hines. [1]
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One source states that a fragment and/or video copy survives of this picture at UCLA Film and Television Archive. Another source claims that it is lost. [2]
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