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10 October 1936 (USA)
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Thrills and chills and shivering shocks as a crazed scientist terrorizes the underworld! more
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A madman sets out to destroy a group of Chinatown merchants. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Bela Lugosi | ... | Victor Poten | |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Martin Andrews (as Herman Brix) | |
| Joan Barclay | ... | Joan Whiting | |
| Luana Walters | ... | Sonya Rokoff, aka The Dragon Lady | |
| Maurice Liu | ... | Willy Fu | |
| Charles King | ... | Henchman Grogan | |
| William Buchanan | ... | Henchman Healy | |
| Forrest Taylor | ... | Police Capt. Walters | |
| John Cowell | ... | White Chinaman (as Jack Cowell) | |
| James B. Leong | ... | Wong | |
| Henry T. Tung | ... | Dr. Wu | |
| Paul Fung | ... | Tom Chu [Ch. 2] | |
| George Chan | ... | Old Luce | |
| Moy Ming | ... | Wong's Brother [Chs. 10-11] |
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Yellow Phantom (USA) (reissue title)
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300 min (15 chapters)
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Approved (Purity Seal #2509-2523)
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Crew or equipment visible: At the end of chapter 14 (repeated at the beginning of 15) you can clearly hear the director cuing Luana Walters to begin running.
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Referenced in Free Rainer (2007)
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Eurasian Victor Poten decides to drive the Chinese merchants from their district in order to start his new race and eliminating any Asians or whites that stand in his way. Its up to Martin Andrews, author and expert on Chinese cultures (only thanks to his manservant Willy Fu) and reporter Joan Whiting to stop Poten's nefarious plot. This serial is absolutely forgettable with absolutely nothing to keep the viewer in any suspense to watch the next week's chapter or the serial throughout. The entire cast tries their best to make something out of this, but are overcome by the ineptness of the production crew. The only saving grace for this travesty is the banter between Herman Brix and Joan Barclay does make for some funny scenes. Rating, based on serials, 2.