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The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

"They found a love they dared not touch!"

63
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1933 · 1h 28m
Drama, Romance, War
Starring Barbara Stanwyck · Nils Asther · Toshia Mori
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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.

Theatrical
Jan 6, 1933
Director
Frank Capra
Writers
Grace Zaring Stone, Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Producer
Frank Capra
Music
W. Franke Harling
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Keywords
missionary china shanghai, china chinese civil war interracial romance pre-code
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Cast

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B
Barbara Stanwyck
Megan
N
Nils Asther
General Yen
T
Toshia Mori
Mah-Li
W
Walter Connolly
Jones
G
Gavin Gordon
Bob
L
Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Jackson
R
Richard Loo
Captain Li
H
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss Reed
E
Emmett Corrigan
Bishop Harkness

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