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Shadows of the Orient

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Shadows of the Orient
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1hr 10min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1937
Director:
Burt P. Lynwood
Distributor:
Alpha Video
Starring:
Esther Ralston, Regis Toomey, John Farrell MacDonald  ...more
Synopsis: Released by Monogram in 1937, Shadows of the Orient was actually produced independently several years earlier by Larry Darmour. Arrested in a raid on a Chinese gambling joint, judge's daughter Viola Avery (Esther Ralston) is rescued from disgrace by King Moss (Sidney Blackmer), owner of the establishment. In return, Moss expects Viola to string along with him romantically, and to help him with his busy alien-smuggling racket. But stalwart immigration inspector Baxter (Regis Toomey), himself in love ... Full Synopsis
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Hans J. Wollstein, AMG Review
Apparently unreleased for two years, this old-fashioned Yellow Scare melodrama must have looked positively ripe when finally landing in neighborhood theaters in 1937. It certainly does today, what with a script that goes nowhere; lackluster acting from a motley cast of has-beens; and less than helpful production values from the redoubtable Larry Darmour. The latter actually managed to sell a slightly ... Full Review
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Esther Ralston
Viola Avery
Regis Toomey
Baxter
John Farrell MacDonald
Sullivan
Oscar Apfel
Judge Avery
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