# Chin Chin Chinaman

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{{Short description|1931 British film by Guy Newall}}
{{about|the film|the popular song of the same name|The Geisha}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Chin Chin Chinaman
| image          = Chin_Chin_Chinaman_film_Theatrical_release_poster_(1931).jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall)
| producer       = [Julius Hagen](/source/Julius_Hagen)
| writer         = Guy Newall <br> [Brock Williams](/source/Brock_Williams_(screenwriter))
| narrator       = 
| starring       = {{ubl|[Elizabeth Allan](/source/Elizabeth_Allan)|[Leon M. Lion](/source/Leon_M._Lion)|[George Curzon](/source/George_Curzon_(actor))}}
| music          = 
| cinematography = [Basil Emmott](/source/Basil_Emmott)
| editing        = [Jack Harris](/source/Jack_Harris_(film_editor))
| studio         = Real Art Productions
| distributor    = [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
| released       = {{Film date|1931|11|}}
| runtime        = 57 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = [English](/source/English_language)
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Chin Chin Chinaman''''' (U.S. title: '''''The Boat from Shanghai''''') is a 1931 British [crime film](/source/crime_film) directed by [Guy Newall](/source/Guy_Newall) and starring [Elizabeth Allan](/source/Elizabeth_Allan), [Leon M. Lion](/source/Leon_M._Lion) and [George Curzon](/source/George_Curzon_(actor)).<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Chin Chin Chinaman |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150138103 |access-date=20 February 2026 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It was written by Newall and [Brock Williams](/source/Brock_Williams_(screenwriter)).

==Plot==
{{No plot|date=February 2026}}

==Cast==
* [Elizabeth Allan](/source/Elizabeth_Allan) as Countess Olga Dureska
* [Leon M. Lion](/source/Leon_M._Lion) as the Mandarin
* [George Curzon](/source/George_Curzon_(actor)) as Colley
* [Picot Schooling](/source/Picot_Schooling) as Marie
* [Dino Galvani](/source/Dino_Galvani) as Dolange
* [Douglas Blandford](/source/Douglas_Blandford) as Captain
* [Henry B. Longhurst](/source/Henry_B._Longhurst) as Purser
* [Ley On](/source/Ley_On) as Chinese servant

==Production==
The film was made at [Twickenham Studios](/source/Twickenham_Studios) as a [quota quickie](/source/quota_quickie) for release by [MGM](/source/MGM).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=Linda |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |title=British Films, 1927–1939 |publisher=[British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute) |year=1986 |pages=71 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016015016/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [James A. Carter](/source/James_A._Carter). 

==Reception==

''[The Daily Film Renter](/source/The_Daily_Film_Renter)'' wrote: "This decidedly original British production, a more than useful Quota booking for any hall, deserves a better title; otherwise, despite some slight crudities in detail, it calls for praise on most counts. Guy Newall has put over an essentially theatrical but very effective mystery story with a light directorial touch, and an exploitation of picturesque peculiarities of race and diction which make it a really intriguing entertainment.&nbsp;... Leon M. Lion's portrayal of the sauve Chinaman, and the cleverly maintained mystery of the various characters, are the outstanding features of an unassuming but really fresh effort."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2 September 1931|title=Chin Chin Chinaman|id={{ProQuest|2594632992}}|magazine=[The Daily Film Renter](/source/The_Daily_Film_Renter)|volume=|issue=1420|pages=4}}</ref>

''[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)'' wrote: "The plot is unoriginal, but it works out satisfactorily, and has a novel twist.&nbsp;... Leon M. Lion makes up quite well as the Chinaman. Elizabeth Allen is sufficiently alluring and mystifying as the Countess, while George Curzon is good as the polished crook. There is nothing remarkable about Guy Newall's direction; but he keeps things on the move, and succeeds in condensing pleasant dramatic diversion into a small compass."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=3 September 1931|title=Chin Chin Chinaman|id={{ProQuest|2640078410}}|magazine=[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)|volume=175|issue=1272|pages=41}}</ref>

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0021741}}

{{Guy Newall}}

Category:1931 films
Category:British crime films
Category:1931 crime films
Category:Films shot at Twickenham Film Studios
Category:Films directed by Guy Newall
Category:Quota quickies
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1931 English-language films
Category:1931 British films
Category:English-language crime films

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