Shadow of Chinatown
1936 American film
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Shadow of Chinatown is both a 1936 film serial and a feature film edited from the serial made by Sam Katzman's Victory Pictures.
Directed byRobert F. Hill
Written byWilliam Buchanan (screenplay)
Basil Dickey (screenplay)
Robert F. Hill as Rock Hawkey (story)
Basil Dickey (screenplay)
Robert F. Hill as Rock Hawkey (story)
Produced bySam Katzman
StarringSee below
| Shadow of Chinatown | |
|---|---|
Film poster advertising the first episode | |
| Directed by | Robert F. Hill |
| Written by | William Buchanan (screenplay) Basil Dickey (screenplay) Robert F. Hill as Rock Hawkey (story) |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | William Hyer |
| Edited by | Charles Henkel Jr. |
| Distributed by | Victory Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes (film) 281 minutes (serial) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A consortium of American businesses are disturbed by the loss of profits due to Chinese businesses located in Chinatowns in the United States. They hire a pair of Eurasians and their criminal organization to eliminate their competition.
Cast
- Bela Lugosi ... Victor Poten
- Herman Brix ... Martin Andrews
- Joan Barclay ... Joan Whiting
- Luana Walters ... Sonya Rokoff, a.k.a. the Dragon Lady
- Charles King ... Grogan
- Forrest Taylor ... Police Captain Walters
Chapter Titles
The serial chapters are as follows:
- The Arms of the Gods
- The Crushing Walls
- 13 Ferguson Alley
- Death on the Wire
- The Sinister Ray
- The Sword Thrower
- The Noose
- Midnight
- The Last Warning
- The Bomb
- Thundering Doom
- Invisible Gas
- The Brink of Disaster
- The Fatal Trap
- The Avenging Powers [1]
Production
The serial was known originally as just Chinatown and was written with Lugosi in mind.[2]
Release
A feature version of this serial was released simultaneously with the serial itself. It was also called "Shadow of Chinatown" with a slightly altered ending.[3]
