Shadows of the Orient

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Shadows of the Orient

"FRISCO RIPPED WIDE OPEN...BY THRILL-MAD SOCIETY BEAUTY!"

1935

1h 9m

4.8(4 votes)

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Overview

A classic "B" featurette about "smugglin' in Chinamen for $300 a load"

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8 members

Acting

Esther Ralston

Viola Avery

Acting

Regis Toomey

Inspector Bob Baxter

Acting

J. Farrell MacDonald

Inspector Sullivan

Acting

Oscar Apfel

Judge Avery

Acting

Sidney Blackmer

King Moss

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Eddie Fetherston

James 'Flash' Dawson

Acting

Kit Guard

Spud Nolan

Acting

James B. Leong

Ching Chu

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