I Cover Chinatown

1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster
  • Norman Foster
  • Elaine Shepard
  • Theodore von Eltz
Cinematography
  • James V. Murray
  • Arthur Reed
Edited byCarl PiersonMusic byAbe Meyer
Production
company
Banner Pictures
Distributed byCommodore Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1936 (1936-10-01)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

I Cover Chinatown is a 1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster and starring Foster, Elaine Shepard and Theodore von Eltz.[1] A San Francisco Chinatown tour guide gets mixed up with a murder. It was Foster's debut as a director and one of his final appearances as an actor.

Cast

  • Norman Foster as Eddie Barton
  • Elaine Shepard as Gloria Watkins
  • Vince Barnett as Puss McGaffey - the Bus Driver
  • Theodore von Eltz as Clark Duryea
  • Arthur Lake as Insurance Salesman
  • Polly Ann Young as Myra Duryea
  • Eddie Gribbon as Truck Driver
  • Edward Emerson as Victor Duryea
  • George Hackathorne as Head Waiter
  • Bruce Mitchell as Police Detective
  • Robert Love as Policeman
  • Charita Alden as Rae - Hawaiian Dancer

References

  1. ^ Pitts p.130

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

  • I Cover Chinatown at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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