Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989)
Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling women into prostitution.
Top billed cast
George PeppardFrank Doakey
Richard BradfordTerry O'Brien
Charles HaidBuddy Bunnucci
Ursula AndressBetty Starr
Jason BegheSammy Turner
Julia NicksonKaylie
James PaxTommy Chiang
Norman AldenChief of Police
Michele B. ChanMei Ling
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