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Shadow of Chinatown

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Wikipedia article




'Shadow of Chinatown' is both a 1936 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



*Bela Lugosi ... Victor Poten

*Herman Brix ... Martin Andrews

*Joan Barclay ... Joan Whiting

*Luana Walters ... Sonya Rokoff, 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

Production



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

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




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