
The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1932)
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.


“The price they pay when they come out of their secret garden and face the world in modern-day Hong Kong - makes this one of the screen's unforgettable experiences!”
A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.

Jennifer Jones
Dr. Han Suyin

William Holden
Mark Elliott

Torin Thatcher
Humphrey Palmer-Jones

Isobel Elsom
Adeline Palmer-Jones

Murray Matheson
Dr. John Keith

Virginia Gregg
Anne Richards

Richard Loo
Robert Hung

Soo Yong
Nora Hung

Philip Ahn
Third Uncle

Jorja Curtright
Suzanne
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a drama, romance film released in 1955 exploring themes of war correspondent, widow, chinese civil war, romance, interracial romance, hong kong. Directed by Henry King, it stars Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher. A widowed doctor of both Chinese and European descent falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
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