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Shadows of the Orient

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
152
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Esther Ralston and Regis Toomey in Shadows of the Orient (1935)
ActionCrimeDramaRomance

Smuggling Chinese into the United States from Mexico in car loads, with no regard for human life, smugglers resort to any means to accomplish their selfish endsSmuggling Chinese into the United States from Mexico in car loads, with no regard for human life, smugglers resort to any means to accomplish their selfish endsSmuggling Chinese into the United States from Mexico in car loads, with no regard for human life, smugglers resort to any means to accomplish their selfish ends

  • Director
    • Burt P. Lynwood
  • Writers
    • Louis E. Heifetz
    • Charles F. Royal
  • Stars
    • Esther Ralston
    • Regis Toomey
    • J. Farrell MacDonald
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    152
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Burt P. Lynwood
    • Writers
      • Louis E. Heifetz
      • Charles F. Royal
    • Stars
      • Esther Ralston
      • Regis Toomey
      • J. Farrell MacDonald
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast29

    Esther Ralston
    Esther Ralston
    • Viola Avery
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    • Inspector Bob Baxter
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    J. Farrell MacDonald
    • Inspector Sullivan
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Judge Avery
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • King Moss
    Eddie Fetherston
    • James 'Flash' Dawson
    Kit Guard
    Kit Guard
    • Spud Nolan
    James B. Leong
    • Ching Chu
    Lionel Backus
    • Steve Garland
    • (uncredited)
    Horace B. Carpenter
    Horace B. Carpenter
    • Property Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Vance Carroll
    • Sullivan's Detective Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    Patrick Cunning
    • Viola's Boyfriend
    • (uncredited)
    Lester Dorr
    Lester Dorr
    • Steve's Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Aaron Edwards
    • Raid Detective
    • (uncredited)
    John Elliott
    John Elliott
    • Police Chief W.P. Graves
    • (uncredited)
    Matty Fain
    Matty Fain
    • Rod
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Faulkner
    • Raid Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Budd Fine
    • Lufkin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Burt P. Lynwood
    • Writers
      • Louis E. Heifetz
      • Charles F. Royal
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews9

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    • Trivia
      This film was first telecast Friday 2 January 1942 on New York City's pioneer commercial television station WNBT (Channel 1). It first aired In Detroit Monday 1 November 1948 on freshly launched WJBK (Channel 2), and in Salt Lake City Thursday 29 September 1949 on KSL (Channel 5).
    • Quotes
      • Opening crawl: Since the passing of the Oriental Exclusion Act the smuggling of aliens has been constant. Although the smuggling is less than a few years ago, when Chinese were brought into the United States from Mexico in carlots, the traffic has by no means ceased, according to immigration officials. The length of the frontier and sparsely settled regions makes patrolling impossible. These smugglers have no regard for human life and resort to any means to accomplish their selfish ends. The boss of the ring, at this time, is receiving fifteen hundred dollars per head on safe delivery.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 6, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Orientens Skygger
    • Production company
      • Larry Darmour Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 9m(69 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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