Chu Chin Chow (1934 film)

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] It was shot at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner.

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 as Ali Baba
• Fritz Kortner as Abu Hasan
• Anna May Wong as Zahrat
• John Garrick as Nur-al-din Baba
• Pearl Argyle as Marjanah
• Malcolm McEachern as Abdullah
• Dennis Hoey as Rakham,
• Sydney Fairbrother as Mahbubah Baba
• Laurence Hanray as Kasim Baba
• Frank Cochrane as Mustafa
• Thelma Tuson as Alcolom Baba,
• Francis L. Sullivan as The Caliph
• Gibb McLaughlin as The Caliph's Vizier
• Kiyoshi Takase as 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

1. "Chu-Chin-Chow". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.
2. "Chu Chin Chow (1934): A Robust Operetta". The New York Times, 22 September 1934, accessed 2 August 2010
3. "Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!". Alter Ego. transcript of 2005 interview. Vol. 3, no. 104. August 2011. p. 21.
4. "Movie Review - Chu Chin Chow - A Robust Operetta. - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 23 March 2023.

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)