Chu Chin Chow (1934 film)
Chu Chin Chow | |
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Directed by | Walter Forde |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche Frederick Norton |
Produced by | Michael Balcon |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum |
Edited by | Derek Twist |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Gainsborough Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Chu Chin Chow is a 1934 British musical film directed by Walter Forde and starring George Robey, Fritz Kortner and Anna May Wong.[1] It was an adaptation of the hit musical Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche and Frederick Norton.[2]
The movie's title inspired the name of the Marvel Comics monster Fin Fang Foom.[3]
Cast[]
- George Robey - Ali Baba
- Fritz Kortner - Abu Hasan
- Anna May Wong - Zahrat
- John Garrick - Nur-al-din Baba
- Pearl Argyle - Marjanah
- Malcolm McEachern - Abdullah
- Dennis Hoey - Rakham,
- Sydney Fairbrother - Mahbubah Baba
- Laurence Hanray - Kasim Baba
- Frank Cochrane - Mustafa
- Thelma Tuson - Alcolom Baba,
- Francis L. Sullivan - The Caliph
- Gibb McLaughlin - The Caliph's Vizier
- Kiyoshi Takase - Entertainer at Feast
Critical reception[]
The New York Times wrote, "the cry this morning should be 'The Redcoats are coming!' Britain's long-heralded invasion of the American film market has begun with the offerings at the Roxy of Chu Chin Chow, a tuneful, spectacular and robust adaptation of the Oscar Asche comic operetta."[4]
See also[]
- Chu Chin Chow (1925 film)
References[]
- ^ "Chu-Chin-Chow". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
- ^ "Chu Chin Chow (1934): A Robust Operetta". The New York Times, 22 September 1934, accessed 2 August 2010
- ^ "Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!". Alter Ego. transcript of 2005 interview. Vol. 3, no. 104. August 2011. p. 21.
- ^ "Movie Review - Chu Chin Chow - A Robust Operetta. - NYTimes.com".
External links[]
- Chu Chin Chow at IMDb
- Lobby poster depicting Anna May Wong on the cover(c. moviegoods)
- Allmovie synopsis of the film (with trailer)
Categories:
- 1934 films
- English-language films
- 1934 musical films
- British musical films
- British films
- Films directed by Walter Forde
- British black-and-white films
- British film remakes
- Sound film remakes of silent films
- British films based on plays
- Films based on musicals
- Films based on Ali Baba
- British musical film stubs