Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.

Cast

George Peppard

as Frank Doakey

Richard Bradford

as Terry O'Brien

Charles Haid

as Buddy Bunnucci

Ursula Andress

as Betty Starr

Jason Beghe

as Sammy Turner

Julia Nickson

as Kaylie

James Pax

as Tommy Chiang

Norman Alden

as Chief of Police

Michele B. Chan

as Mei Ling

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