Shadow of Chinatown

Shadow of Chinatown

Directed by Robert F. Hill
Produced by Sam Katzman
Written by William Buchanan (screenplay)
Basil Dickey (screenplay)
Robert F. Hill (story)
Starring See below
Cinematography William Hyer
Edited by Charles Henkel Jr.
Distributed by Victory Pictures
Release dates
  • 1936 (1936)
Running time
71 minutes (film)
281 minutes (serial)
Country United States
Language English

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

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

Production

The serial was known originally as just Chinatown and was written with Lugosi in mind.[1]

Release

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

  1. Ziegfeld Banner Will be Held Aloft by Talented Young Daughter Patricia: Girl Signs to Work on Universal Opus Bela Lugosi Slated to Star in "Chinatown," Fifteen-Chapter Serial; Gale Sondergaard Chosen as Menace in "Maid of Salem" Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 05 Aug 1936: 11.
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