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Shadows Over Chinatown(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-06-27
62%
13 Votes
Time: 1h 4m
Chan follows the trail of a blood-chilling wave of torso slayings!
Overview:
In San Francisco's Chinatown, Charlie helps two different people search for their missing relatives and uncovers a murder for insurance scheme.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Monogram Pictures
Movie: Shadows Over Chinatown
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Mantan Moreland
Birmingham Brown
Victor Sen Yung
Jimmy Chan
Tanis Chandler
Mary Conover
John Gallaudet
Craig Winfield
Paul Bryar
Mike Rogan
Bruce Kellogg
Jack Tilford
Al Bridge
Captain Allen
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Conover
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
6.154
Rating:
3.1 startsTagline
Chan follows the trail of a blood-chilling wave of torso slayings!
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EnglishItaliano
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