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Genre
  
Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi

Story by
  
Robert F. Hill

Language
  
English

4.5/10
IMDb

Director
  
Robert F. Hill

Music director
  
Lee Zahler

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

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Writer
  
Basil Dickey
,
Robert F. Hill

Release date
  
1936

Cast
  
Bela Lugosi
(Victor Poten),
Luana Walters
(Sonya Rokoff),
Bruce Bennett
(Martin Andrews),
Joan Barclay
(Joan Whiting),
Forrest Taylor
(Police Capt Walters)

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Bela Lugosi appears in Shadow of Chinatown and The Whispering Shadow

Shadow of Chinatown is both a film serial and a feature film edited from the serial made by Sam Katzman's Victory Pictures.

Contents

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Plot

Shadow of Chinatown Shadow of Chinatown Serial Victory Pictures 1936 The Bela

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

Shadow of Chinatown Shadow of Chinatown Serial Victory Pictures 1936 The Bela

  • 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

    • Production

    Shadow of Chinatown Shadow of Chinatown Serial Victory Pictures 1936 The Bela

    The serial was known originally as just Chinatown and was written with Lugosi in mind.

    Release

    Shadow of Chinatown Film review Shadow of Chinatown 1936 The Kim Newman Web Site

    A feature version of this serial was released simultaneously with the serial itself. It was also called "Shadow of Chinatown" and contained no new footage.



    References

    Shadow of Chinatown Wikipedia
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