---
title: 'The Hatchet Man (1932)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1932-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hatchet-man-1932'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022979/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hatchet Man (1932)

1932 · 74 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Hatchet Man (1932) is a pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. Pictures had purchased the David Belasco/Achmed Abdullah play The Honorable Mr. Wong about the Tong gang wars. Made during the few years before strict enforcement of the Production Code, The Hatchet Man has elements that would not be allowed later, such as adultery, narcotics, and a somewhat graphic use of a flying hatchet.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- **Screenplay:** [J. Grubb Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-grubb-alexander)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernhard Kaun](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-kaun)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sidney Hickox](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-hickox)

## Cast

- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Charles Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-middleton)
- [Dudley Digges](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-digges)
- [E. Alyn Warren](https://cinepixo.com/people/e-alyn-warren)
- [Loretta Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/loretta-young)
- [J. Carrol Naish](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-carrol-naish)
- [Blanche Friderici](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanche-friderici)
- [Edward G. Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-g-robinson)
- [Leslie Fenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-fenton)
- [Tully Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/tully-marshall)
- [Willie Fung](https://cinepixo.com/people/willie-fung)
- [Edmund Breese](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-breese)

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