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The Chinatown Mystery

09/01/1928

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3hrs 20min

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Adventure

,Mystery

STORY

Restored by the George Eastman House in 2001, this 1928 serial was considered a “last hurrah” for the silent-era serial, and brought together some of the biggest names of the era: director J.P. McGowan, actors Francis Ford and Joe Bonomo (a carnival strongman-turned-actor), producer Trem Carr (who would later help found Monogram Pictures), and a slew of silent-era supporting icons such as Ruth Hiatt, Grace Cunard, and more. Chapter names like “The Clutching Claw,” “The Devil’s Dice, “Galloping Fury,” and “The Invisible Hand” offer all one needs to know of the film’s concerns: to promise and deliver as much action and suspense as possible, and move our intrepid hero and heroine from one perilous situation to another. One of the biggest stars of the early silent era and a successful serials director in his own right, Francis Ford was the brother of director John Ford.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Joe Bonomo
  • Ruth Hiatt
  • Francis Ford
  • George Chesebro
  • Sheldon Lewis

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Trem Carr Pictures

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • No Language

    Cast

    Joe Bonomo

    Joe Masters

    Ruth Hiatt

    Sally Warren, Chemist

    Francis Ford

    The Sphinx

    George Chesebro

    Sheldon Lewis

    Ernest Shields

    Jack Richardson

    Grace Cunard

    Rosemary Theby

    Peggy O'Day