Movies and TvShows featuring "tong-war" theme.

The Cameraman is a silent film comedy directed by Buster Keaton and Edward Sedgwick. The film follows the journey of a newsreel cameraman who falls in love with a secretary and tries to impress her by becoming a successful cameraman. Along the way, he faces various comedic obstacles and adventures, including a monkey, a streetcar, and a boat accident. Despite his best efforts, he struggles to capture the perfect shot and win the girl's heart. The Cameraman is considered one of Keaton's finest films, showcasing his trademark physical comedy and innovative filmmaking techniques.

A feud between two gangs in Chinatown breaks out into a tong war.

Frisco Jenny follows the life of an orphan girl who rises to become a powerful madam in the notorious Barbary Coast district of San Francisco. She faces treachery, murder, and deception as she navigates the corrupt world of politicians, gangsters, and the local tong. The film explores themes of love, loss, and redemption.

In this war drama, a brave reporter tries to remain detached while covering the war in Shanghai. While there, he falls for an ex-streetwalker, but must compete with a mercenary pilot for her love. By the end, the correspondent loses his objectivity after he helps the pilot save the woman from the enemy. The rescue costs the pilot his life.

Private detective Donegal Dawn is summoned by the police commissioner to solve the reasons for a crime wave in Chinatown.

Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly drags her down into the depths with him. But seeing her so much in love with him causes him to realize he isl in love with her, and he determines to lift her up again. "Boston" Charley, the rival gang-leader, has other plans.

In the 1890's, Suzie, an 18-year-old Chinese stowaway, leaves her hiding place on a ship after it docks in San Francisco, only to find herself in the middle of the tong wars and a witness to the murder of a runaway "love-slave." She makes her escape and finds work at the Mandarin Club, owned by her distant uncle Wong, who heads the Red Dragon tong.

A tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.

Gregory Kent is on the run for a crime he did not commit.

Dinty is a newsboy whose fight to care for his ailing mother leads him into conflicts with the other boys on the street and then with drug smugglers in Chinatown.

A wealthy landlord and tong leader falls in love with the beautiful daughter of one of his tenants, a tea-shop merchant.