Thrills and chills and shivering shocks as a crazed scientist terrorizes the underworld!
A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants.
Shadow of Chinatown (1936) is a horror, science fiction and crime film directed by Robert F. Hill, released on October 10, 1936 with a runtime of 4h 41m. It stars Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay and Luana Walters. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 6 ratings.
Bela Lugosi
as Victor Poten
Bruce Bennett
as Martin Andrews
Joan Barclay
as Joan Whiting
Luana Walters
as Sonya Rokoff
Maurice Liu
as Willy Fu
Charles King
as Grogan
William Buchanan
as Healy
Forrest Taylor
John Cowell
James B. Leong
Henry T. Tung
Paul Fung
Directed by Robert F. Hill, written by Robert F. Hill, Rock Hawkey and William Buchanan, produced by Sam Katzman.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 6 ratings.
Bela Lugosi is one of my favourites of the first stage of horror presences (not including silent cinema), but compared to his contemporaries (Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Lon Chaney Jr.), he had more than his share of turkeys. The atmospheric, Hungarian-born, quite charismatic actor starred in one of them here, in this 'Charlie Chan'-knockoff serial. I tend to love them, but this is a minor, 70-minute editing…
Reviewed on April 19, 2016
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The main cast of Shadow of Chinatown (1936) includes Bela Lugosi, Bruce Bennett, Joan Barclay, Luana Walters and Maurice Liu. The film was directed by Robert F. Hill. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Shadow of Chinatown was released on October 10, 1936 and runs for 4h 41m.
Shadow of Chinatown (1936) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 6 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror, science fiction and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
