Boat from Shanghai

• Director: Guy Newall
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• Genre: Mystery
• Movie Type: Crime Thriller, Detective Film
• Release Year: 1931
• Country: UK
• Run Time: 52 minutes

Plot

The Boat From Shanghai may be an unprepossessing title, but at least it's better than the film's original cognomen, Chin Chin Chinaman. Leon M. Lion plays The Mandarin, a Charlie Chanish oriental sleuth, while Elizabeth Allan co-stars as his assistant, The Countess. Infiltrating an aristocratic Chinese family, Lion and Allan search for a gang of jewel thieves. If you're looking for political correctness, skip this one; otherwise, it's fun in a mindless sort of way. The British The Boat From Shanghai was based on a popular stage play by Percy Walsh. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Elizabeth Allan - The Countess; George Curzon - Colley; Dino Galvani - Dolange; Leon M. Lion - The Mandarin

Credit

Guy Newall - Director, Basil Emmott - Cinematographer, Julius Hagen - Producer, Guy Newall - Screenwriter, Brock Williams - Screenwriter, Percy Walsh - Play Author