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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. It was an adaptation of the hit musical Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche and Frederick Norton. It was shot at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernö Metzner.

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==
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." ==See also==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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