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The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil

Do not pass love by...It may never come again!

19346.41h 25m

Overview

The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Written by W. Somerset Maugham, Salka Viertel, Edith Fitzgerald
Produced by Hunt Stromberg
Box OfficeBudget: $947KRevenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Katrin Koerber Fane

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Walter Fane

George Brent

George Brent

Jack Townsend

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

General Yu

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Herr Koerber

Bodil Rosing

Bodil Rosing

Frau Koerber

Katharine Alexander

Katharine Alexander

Mrs. Townsend

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Olga

Soo Yong

Soo Yong

Amah

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Waddington

Themes & Keywords

chinabased on novel or bookcholeradoctorepidemicextramarital affairpre-code

About The Painted Veil

The Painted Veil is a drama, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of china, based on novel or book, cholera, doctor, epidemic, extramarital affair. Directed by Richard Boleslawski, it stars Greta Garbo, Herbert Marshall, George Brent. The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.

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