The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Shanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
105 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank CapraDirector
- Edward E. Paramore Jr.Screenplay
- W. Franke HarlingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckMegan
- Nils AstherGeneral Yen
- Toshia MoriMah-Li
- Walter ConnollyJones
- Gavin GordonBob
- Lucien LittlefieldMr. Jackson
- Richard LooCaptain Li
- Helen Jerome EddyMiss Reed
- Emmett CorriganBishop Harkness
Stills
Themes
chinashanghai, chinamissionarychinese civil warinterracial romancepre-code