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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]

Chu Chin Chow
Directed by	Walter Forde
Screenplay by	Edward Knoblock L. du Garde Peach Sidney Gilliat
Based on	Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche Frederick Norton
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	George Robey Fritz Kortner Anna May Wong
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Edited by	Derek Twist
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	Gainsborough Pictures
Release date	May 1934 (1934-05)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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 (1923)

References

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)

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