SHADOW OF CHINATOWN (1936) Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay | Action, Adventure, Crime | B&W

Shadow of Chinatown is a 1936 a feature film edited from the serial made by Sam Katzman's Victory Pictures.

SYNOPSIS
A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants.

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 & CREW
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

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

NOTES
The feature version of this serial was released simultaneously with the serial itself. It was also called "Shadow of Chinatown" with a slightly altered ending.