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


“Many Men Had Loved Her -- but only one had been loved in return!”
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Lily

Clive Brook
Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey

Anna May Wong
Hui Fei

Warner Oland
Mr. Henry Chang

Eugene Pallette
Sam Salt

Lawrence Grant
Reverend Carmichael

Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Haggerty

Gustav von Seyffertitz
Eric Baum

Émile Chautard
Major Lenard

George Blagoi
Minor Role (uncredited)
Shanghai Express is a drama, romance, war, crime, history film released in 1932 exploring themes of prostitute, rape, china, shanghai, china, rebel, ex-lover. Directed by Josef von Sternberg, it stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong. A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
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