The Chinatown Mystery
(1928) American
B&W : Serial / 20 reels
Directed by J.P. McGowan

Cast: Joe Bonomo [Joe Masters], Ruth Hiatt [the chemist], Francis Ford [the Sphinx], George Chesebro, Sheldon Lewis, Ernest Shields, Jack Richardson, Grace Cunard, Rosemary Theby, Peggy O’Day, Duke Worne, Helen Gibson, Al Baffert [criminal], J.P. McGowan, Billy Lord, Paul Panzer, Harry Myers, William Clifford, Sybil Grove, Spencer Bell, Duke Green, Carl Sepulveda, Tom Curson, Rolfe Sedan, Frank Moran, James B. Leong

Syndicate Pictures production; distributed on State Rights basis. / Produced by Trem Carr. From a story by Francis Ford. / Ten episodes (two reels each): [1] “The Chinatown Mystery,” released 1 September 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Bonomo’s final silent serial. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House film archive (Joe Bonomo film collection) [35mm nitrate positive], and in the Amsterdam Filmmuseum film archive [unidentified episodes].

Keywords: Automobiles - Chinese - Secret service - Secret service agents - Serials

Listing updated: 2 April 2004.

References: Lahue-Bound pp. 64, 87-88; Lahue-Continued pp. 263-264, 284 : ClasIm-204 p. 33; ClasIm-225 p. C8 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.