Movie: Shadows Over Chinatown

Top 10 Billed Cast

Sidney Toler
Sidney Toler

Charlie Chan

Mantan Moreland
Mantan Moreland

Birmingham Brown

Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung

Jimmy Chan

Tanis Chandler
Tanis Chandler

Mary Conover

John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet

Craig Winfield

Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar

Mike Rogan

Bruce Kellogg
Bruce Kellogg

Jack Tilford

Al Bridge
Al Bridge

Captain Allen

Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon

Mrs. Conover

Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger

Joan Mercer

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  • Overview

    In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.

  • Release Date

    1946-06-27

  • Average

    5.8

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

    Chan follows the trail of a blood-chilling wave of torso slayings!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    EnglishItaliano
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