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Chinatown Squad (1935)

Chinatown Squad poster
Directed by
Murray Roth
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates crimes in San Francisco's Chinatown. He works with a reporter and a woman connected to the case to uncover a hidden criminal operation.

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What happens

Chinatown Squad is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Murray Roth, written by Dore Schary and Ben Ryan starring Lyle Talbot, Valerie Hobson, Hugh O'Connell, and Andy Devine, and featuring Leslie Fenton and Bradley Page. The film was released on May 31, 1935, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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