I Cover Chinatown

I Cover Chinatown
Directed by	Norman Foster
Written by	Harry Hamilton
Produced by	Fenn Kimball
Starring	Norman Foster Elaine Shepard Theodore von Eltz
Cinematography	James V. Murray Arthur Reed
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Abe Meyer
Production company	Banner Pictures
Distributed by	Commodore Pictures
Release date	October 1, 1936 (1936-10-01)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

I Cover Chinatown is a 1936 American crime film directed by Norman Foster and starring Foster, Elaine Shepard and Theodore von Eltz.[1] A San Francisco Chinatown tour guide gets mixed up with a murder. It was Foster's debut as a director and one of his final appearances as an actor.

Cast

• Norman Foster as Eddie Barton
• Elaine Shepard as Gloria Watkins
• Vince Barnett as Puss McGaffey - the Bus Driver
• Theodore von Eltz as Clark Duryea
• Arthur Lake as Insurance Salesman
• Polly Ann Young as Myra Duryea
• Eddie Gribbon as Truck Driver
• Edward Emerson as Victor Duryea
• George Hackathorne as Head Waiter
• Bruce Mitchell as Police Detective
• Robert Love as Policeman
• Charita Alden as Rae - Hawaiian Dancer

References

1. Pitts p.130

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• I Cover Chinatown at IMDb