I Cover Chinatown (1936)

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

Director:

Norman Foster

Writer:

Harry Hamilton (story)

Stars:

Norman Foster, Elaine Shepard, Theodore von Eltz

Cast

Cast overview:
Norman Foster	...	Eddie Barton
Elaine Shepard	...	Gloria Watkins
Theodore von Eltz	...	Clark Duryea
Polly Ann Young	...	Myra Duryea
Arthur Lake	...	Insurance Agent
Bruce Mitchell	...	Police Detective
Robert Love	...	Policeman
Eddie Gribbon	...	Truck Driver
George Hackathorne	...	Head Waiter
Vince Barnett	...	Puss McGaffey, the Bus Driver
Edward Emerson	...	Victor Duryea
Charita Alden	...	Rae
Andy Iona	...	Band Leader Andy Iona, as Andy Iona and His Recodring Hawaiians
The Recording Hawaiians	...	Andy Iona Band

Storyline

Two San Francisco brothers, Clark (Theodore von Eltz)and Victor Duryea (Edward Emerson), run a jewelry store in Chinatown that really serves as a fencing operation for stolen goods. Clark's wife, Myra (Polly Ann Young), becomes aware of their crooked operation and states her intentions to leave him. Clark, fearing that Myra will inform the police, kills her and stuffs her body in a truck. Meanwhile, Myra's sister, Gloria Watkins (Elaine Shepherd), comes to San Francisco to visit her sister, finds out she is missing, and sets out to investigate her disappearance. Along, the way, she is aided by "Puss" McGaffey (Vince Barnett), a Chinatown tour-bus driver and his friend Eddie Barton (Norman Foster), the tour-bus barker who aspires to be a private detective

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Plot Keywords:

sister | tour bus | detective | truck | police | 

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Taglines:

FANTASTIC ADVENTURES IN A WEIRD AND SINISTER SETTING! (original poster-all caps)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Music | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

No Bairro Chinês

Filming Locations:

RKO Studios - 780 Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Standard Photoplay Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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