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Secrets of Chinatown

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Secrets of Chinatown
Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Written byGuy Morton
Produced byKenneth J. Bishop
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Beckway
Edited byWilliam Austin
Production
company
Commonwealth Productions
Distributed by
  • Excellent Film Exchange (Canada)
  • Syndicate Pictures (US)
Release date
  • February 20, 1935 (1935-02-20)
Running time
63 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Secrets of Chinatown is a 1935 Canadian-American mystery thriller film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Nick Stuart, Lucile Browne and James Flavin.

The film was shot at the Willows Park Studios in Victoria, British Columbia and on location in Vancouver by Kenneth J. Bishop's Commonwealth Productions. It was not able to qualify for the British Quota which was a blow to its commercial prospects. Commonwealth went out of business before the film was released, and it was used as part of the arrangement to pay off creditors. When Bishop relaunched production with a new company two years later, he signed a distribution contract with Columbia Pictures and too much greater care to make sure his films were eligible for the British Quota.[1]

Plot

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A private detective is brought in by the police commissioner to investigate the reasons for a major outbreak of crime in Chinatown.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Morris p.191

Bibliography

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  • Morris, Peter. Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1992.
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