Chinatown Charlie

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Chinatown Charlie
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Theatrical poster
Directed by Charles Hines
Written byRoland Asher
John Grey
Paul Perez (titles)
Based onstory by Owen Davis
Produced by C.C. Burr
Starring Johnny Hines
CinematographyWilliam J. Miller
Al Wilson
Production
company
C. C. Burr Productions
Distributed by First National Pictures
Release date
April 15, 1928
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
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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Status

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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