Cast & Crew

Directed by

Norman Foster

Writing Credits

Howard Ellis Smith
(screen play) &
Norman Foster
(screen play)
John P. Marquand
(based on a story by) (as J.P. Marquand)
Wyllis Cooper
(additional original dialogue) (uncredited)
Wyllis Cooper
(revisions) (uncredited)
Charles Kenyon
(contributing writer) (uncredited)

Cast

Peter Lorre
Mr. Moto
Virginia Field
Gloria Danton
Thomas Beck
Bob Hitchings
Sig Ruman
Nicolas Marloff
Murray Kinnell
Joseph Wilkie
John Rogers
Carson
Lotus Long
Lela Liu
George Cooper
Muggs Blake
J. Carrol Naish
Adram
Frederik Vogeding
Curio Dealer
Philip Ahn
Switchboard Operator
Richard Alexander
Ivan - Doorman
Lloyd Allen
Nightclub Trombonist
William A. Boardway
Ship Passenger
Dudley Brooks
Nightclub Pianist
George 'Red' Callender
Nightclub Bassist
Marcello Estorres
Ship Passenger
Paul Fung
Chauffeur
George Hassell
Robert Hitchings Sr.
Ray Hendricks
Soloist
Tom Herbert
Seasick Male Passenger
Les Hite
Nightclub Saxophonist
Charles Irwin
Replacement Steward
Paul King
Police Officer
Isabel La Mal
Seasick Female Passenger
Sam Labrador
Menial
William Law
Shanghai Police Chief
Frank Mayo
Ship's Captain Marshall
Louis Mercier
French Sailor on Telephone
Red Morris
Nightclub Trumpeter
Lee Phelps
Chinatown Detective
Bert Roach
Ship's Bartender
Loretta Russell
Ship Passenger
Virginia Sale
Ship's Stewardess
Count Stefenelli
Club Patron
Charles Tannen
One of Bob's Friends
Harry Tenbrook
Henchman
Sammee Tong
Cheela - Marloff's Houseboy
Tom Ung
Scarfaced Man
Ellis Walsh
Nightclub Drummer
Howard Wilson
Bob's Drunken Pal
Beal Wong
Chinese Nightclub Waiter
Soo Yong
Telephone Operator

Produced by

Sol M. Wurtzel
executive producer

Music by

R.H. Bassett
(uncredited)
Samuel Kaylin
(uncredited)

Cinematography by

Harry Jackson
(photography)

Editing by

Alex Troffey

Art Direction by

Lewis H. Creber
(as Lewis Creber)

Costume Design by

Herschel McCoy
(as Herschel)

Makeup Department

Babe Carey
hair stylist (uncredited)
Ray Romero
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Ed Ebele
production manager (uncredited)
Sam Wurtzel
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Saul Wurtzel
assistant director (as Solly Wurtzel)
Tom Dudley
assistant director (uncredited)
Sol Michaels
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

M. Duke Abrahams
property master (uncredited)
Walter M. Scott
set dresser (uncredited)
Aaron Wolf
assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department

Harry M. Leonard
sound
George Leverett
sound
Jim Burnett
boom man (uncredited)
Hal Lombard
cableman (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Joe Farley
process photography (uncredited)
Sol Halperin
process photography (uncredited)

Stunts

Johnny Kascier
stunt double: Peter Lorre (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
stunt double: Peter Lorre (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Edward Collins
assistant camera (uncredited)
Tom Dowling
assistant camera (uncredited)
Louis Johnson
gaffer (uncredited)
Ferdinand Meine
best boy (uncredited)
Ray Nolan
still photographer (uncredited)
John Schmitz
camera operator (uncredited)
Al Thayer
grip (uncredited)
J. Van Antwerp
assistant grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Herschel McCoy
costumer (as Herschel)
Sam Benson
wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Adele Farnum
wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department

Samuel Kaylin
musical director
Gene Rose
composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Charlie Carroll
stand-in (uncredited)
Beulah Hutton
stand-in (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier
stand-in: Peter Lorre (uncredited)
George Wright
dialogue director (uncredited)
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