{"product_id":"captured-in-chinatown","title":"Captured in Chinatown","description":"Chinatown's prominent Wong and Ling families, embroiled in a violent Tong War for decades, agree to end hostilities after young lovers from the respective clans become engaged. When a priceless jade necklace - the Wongs' peace offering - is stolen by a clever thief named Zamboni, the Lings are blamed and the truce is called off. Newspaper reporters Bob Martin and Ann Parker suspect third-party interference and begin an investigation, only to find themselves imperiled by crooks and Chinese alike.\u003cp\u003eA straightforward Poverty Row melodrama mixed from tried-and-true story elements, \u003ci\u003eCaptured in Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e reflects the experience and expertise of pioneering director Elmer Clifton, whose facile approach to cinematic storytelling distinguished even the cheapest quickies he helmed. Generally credited with \"discovering\" silent-screen sexpot Clara Bow while directing her in 1922's \u003ci\u003eDown to the Sea in Ships\u003c\/i\u003e, Clifton brought out the best in modestly gifted performers and instinctively amplified the most marketable aspect of any film to which he was assigned. While not remembered as a particularly artistic director, he was a commercially successful one, and \u003ci\u003eCaptured in Chinatown\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among his breeziest efforts of the early sound period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45799955497110,"sku":"089218650092","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218650092.jpg?v=1762124300","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/captured-in-chinatown","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}