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Chu Chin Chow (1934)

Chu Chin Chow poster
Directed by
Walter Forde
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy merchant in Baghdad throws a grand feast while a robber chief plots to steal his gold. The story involves mistaken identities and musical numbers.

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What happens

Chu Chin Chow is a 1934 British musical film directed by Walter Forde and starring George Robey, Fritz Kortner and Anna May Wong. It was an adaptation of the hit musical Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche and Frederick Norton. It was shot at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner. It is claimed that the movie's title inspired the name of the Marvel Comics monster Fin Fang Foom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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