Movie
Shanghai Express
Overview
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Details
- Release date
- 1932-02-12
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Marlene Dietrich as Shanghai Lily
- Clive Brook as Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
- Anna May Wong as Hui Fei
- Warner Oland as Mr. Henry Chang
- Eugene Pallette as Sam Salt
- Lawrence Grant as Reverend Carmichael
- Louise Closser Hale as Mrs. Haggerty
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Eric Baum
- Émile Chautard as Major Lenard
- George Blagoi as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Leonard Carey as Carey (uncredited)
- George Chung as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
- Josef von Sternberg - Director
- Jules Furthman - Screenplay
- Harry Hervey - Story
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