
Shadow of Chinatown
A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants.
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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.
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 as Victor Poten
Herman Brix as Martin Andrews
Joan Barclay as Joan Whiting
Luana Walters as Sonya Rokoff, a.k.a. the Dragon Lady
Charles King as Grogan
Forrest Taylor as Police Captain Walters
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