Drama ·Romance ·War ·Crime ·History · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 22m

Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express poster
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Cast
Marlene Dietrich as Shanghai Lily Clive Brook as Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey Anna May Wong as Hui Fei Warner Oland as Mr. Henry Chang Eugene Pallette as Sam Salt Lawrence Grant as Reverend Carmichael
Crew
Lee Garmes — Director of Photography Frank Sullivan — Editor Karl Hajos — Original Music Composer John Leipold — Original Music Composer Rudolph G. Kopp — Original Music Composer W. Franke Harling — Original Music Composer
Tagline

Many Men Had Loved Her -- but only one had been loved in return!

Synopsis

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Trailer Shanghai Express — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
prostituterapechinashanghai, chinarebelex-loverinsurgencechinese civil warblack and whitebeijing, chinapre-codebased on short story
Key Collaborators
Josef von Sternberg Director Lee Garmes Director of Photography Frank Sullivan Editor Karl Hajos Original Music Composer John Leipold Original Music Composer Rudolph G. Kopp Original Music Composer W. Franke Harling Original Music Composer Jules Furthman Screenplay Harry Hervey Story Adolph Zukor Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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