▁role ▁of ▁a ▁Cap one - like ▁gang ster ▁Tony ▁Per elli ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁Charles ▁L aught on ▁with ▁Em lyn ▁Williams ▁as ▁his ▁hen ch man ▁and ▁Gill ian ▁Lind ▁playing ▁Per elli ' s ▁Chinese ▁mist ress . ▁Other ▁cast ▁members ▁included ▁Roy ▁Em erton , ▁Carol ▁Re ed , ▁Dennis ▁Wy nd ham ▁and ▁Glad ys ▁Fra zin . ▁ ▁It ▁transferred ▁to ▁America ▁ ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 6 7 ▁performances ▁at ▁the ▁For rest ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁Wal lace ▁novel ised ▁the ▁play ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁title . ▁ ▁Ada pt ation ▁It ▁was ▁adapted ▁as ▁an ▁American ▁film ▁D anger ous ▁to ▁Know ▁( 1 9 3 8 ). ▁Direct ed ▁by ▁Robert ▁Fl ore y ▁for ▁Param ount ▁Pictures ▁it ▁star red ▁Anna ▁May ▁W ong ▁and ▁Ak im ▁Tam iro ff . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Go ble , ▁Alan . ▁The ▁Complete ▁Index ▁to ▁Liter ary ▁S ources ▁in ▁Film . ▁Walter ▁de ▁Gru yter , ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Kab atch nik , ▁Am non . ▁Blood ▁on ▁the ▁Stage , ▁ 1 9 7 5 - 2 0 0 0 : ▁Mil estone ▁Pl ays ▁of ▁Crime , ▁Myst ery , ▁and ▁D ete ction ▁: ▁an ▁An not ated ▁Re per toire . ▁Row man ▁& ▁Little field , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁W ear ing