Characters & Themes
Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1946 · 64 mins · English
- Directed by
- Terry O. Morse
- Starring
- Mantan Moreland, John Gallaudet, Mary Gordon, Sidney Toler, Al Bridge, Paul Bryar
Detective Chan tracks a chilling series of torso murders that have shocked San Francisco’s Chinatown. While assisting two strangers searching for missing relatives, he uncovers an elaborate insurance‑fraud murder plot, forcing him to confront dangerous forces hidden within the community.
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