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

Shadow of Chinatown is a 1936 film 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 281 minutes (serial)
Country United States
Language English

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

Chapter Titles
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