Chinatown Hall of Fame

Precious 2022-04-07 09:01:08

MGM almost ruined the film, Keaton.

If it weren't for this film, I wouldn't know about the Tong Wars, a dispute in Chinatown in the United States hundreds of years ago.

For example:
In 1850, Los Angeles was officially established as a city with a population of more than 1,600. In 1871, Los Angeles was still a small town with a population of 5,000 or 6,000 people. The streets were full of adobe houses and asphalt roofs. The homicide rate was the highest in the United States. Judges shot witnesses in court. Shooting on the street.

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  • Organ Grinder: [to Buster who ran into him and knocked out his monkey] Now, see! You kill-a de monk!

    Cop: Pay him for that baboon... or I'll run you in!

  • Edward J. Blake: It's the Tong War!