Shadow of Chinatown

Shadow of Chinatown is both a 1936 film serial and a feature film edited from the serial made by Sam Katzman's Victory Pictures.

Plot
A consortium of American businesses are disturbed by the loss of profits due to Chinese businesses located in Chinatowns in the United States. They hire a pair of Eurasians and their criminal organization to eliminate their competition.

Cast

 * Bela Lugosi  ...  Victor Poten
 * Herman Brix  ... Martin Andrews
 * Joan Barclay  ... Joan Whiting
 * Luana Walters  ... Sonya Rokoff, a.k.a.  the Dragon Lady
 * Charles King  ...   Grogan
 * Forrest Taylor  ... Police Captain Walters

Chapter Titles
The serial chapters are as follows:
 * 1)  The Arms of the Gods
 * 2)  The Crushing Walls
 * 3)  13 Ferguson Alley
 * 4)  Death on the Wire
 * 5)  The Sinister Ray
 * 6)  The Sword Thrower
 * 7)  The Noose
 * 8)  Midnight
 * 9)  The Last Warning
 * 10)  The Bomb
 * 11)  Thundering Doom
 * 12)  Invisible Gas
 * 13)  The Brink of Disaster
 * 14)  The Fatal Trap
 * 15)  The Avenging Powers

Production
The serial was known originally as just Chinatown and was written with Lugosi in mind.

Release
A feature version of this serial was released simultaneously with the serial itself. It was also called "Shadow of Chinatown" with a slightly altered ending.