I COVER CHINATOWN (1936) Norman Foster, Elaine Shepard & Vince Barnett | Crime, Drama | B&W

I Cover Chinatown is a 1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster and starring Foster, Elaine Shepard and Theodore von Eltz. A San Francisco Chinatown tour guide gets mixed up with a murder. It was Foster's debut as a director and one of his final appearances as an actor.

SYNOPSIS
A tour guide in Chinatown and his girlfriend get mixed up with jewel thieves and murder.

CAST & CREW
Norman Foster as Eddie Barton
Elaine Shepard as Gloria Watkins
Vince Barnett as Puss McGaffey - the Bus Driver
Theodore von Eltz as Clark Duryea
Arthur Lake as Insurance Salesman
Polly Ann Young as Myra Duryea
Eddie Gribbon as Truck Driver
Edward Emerson as Victor Duryea
George Hackathorne as Head Waiter
Bruce Mitchell as Police Detective
Robert Love as Policeman
Charita Alden as Rae - Hawaiian Dancer

Directed by Norman Foster
Written by Harry Hamilton
Produced by Fenn Kimball
Cinematography James V. Murray, Arthur Reed
Edited by Carl Pierson
Music by Abe Meyer
Production company Banner Pictures
Distributed by Commodore Pictures
Release date October 1, 1936
Running time 64 minutes
Country United States
Language English