Secrets of Chinatown (1935)
- Directed by
- Fred C. Newmeyer
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 03m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A mystery thriller set in a Chinatown. A detective investigates a series of crimes and encounters danger. The film follows his pursuit of the truth.
mysteriousdatedlow-keyatmosphericgrittynostalgicslow-paced
What happens
Secrets of Chinatown is a 1935 Canadian-American mystery thriller film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Nick Stuart, Lucile Browne and James Flavin. The film was shot at the Willows Park Studios in Victoria, British Columbia and on location in Vancouver by Kenneth J. Bishop's Commonwealth Productions. It was not able to qualify for the British Quota which was a blow to its commercial prospects. Commonwealth went out of business before the film was released, and it was used as part of the arrangement to pay off creditors. When Bishop relaunched production with a new company two years later, he signed a distribution contract with Columbia Pictures and took much greater care to make sure his films were eligible for the British Quota. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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