Shadows of the Orient

Shadows of the Orient is a 1935 American crime drama film directed by Burt P. Lynwood.

Shadows of the Orient
Directed by	Burt P. Lynwood
Written by	Louis E. Heifetz (story) Charles F. Royal (adaptation and screenplay)
Produced by	Larry Darmour (producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Dwight Caldwell
Distributed by	Majestic Pictures Monogram Pictures
Release date	July 6, 1935 (1935-07-06)
Running time	69 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Law enforcement officers try to track down the head of a smuggling ring operating out of the 'shadows' of Chinatown.

Cast

• Esther Ralston as Viola Avery
• Regis Toomey as Inspector Bob Baxter
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Inspector Sullivan
• Oscar Apfel as Judge Avery
• Sidney Blackmer as King Moss
• Eddie Fetherston as James 'Flash' Dawson
• Kit Guard as Spud Nolan
• James B. Leong as Ching Chu

Critical reception

Lionel Collier, writing for the British magazine, Picturegoer, gave the film a one-star review and described it as, "An ingenious quick-action melodrama which does not pretend to any plausibility but keeps going at a hectic pace with aerial thrills, romance and villainy."

External links

• Shadows of the Orient at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Shadows of the Orient at IMDb
• Shadows of the Orient is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive