Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 27m

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster
Director
Frank Capra
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Megan Davis Nils Asther as General Yen Toshia Mori as Mah-Li Walter Connolly as Jones Gavin Gordon as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Jacobson
Crew
Joseph Walker — Director of Photography Edward Curtiss — Editor W. Franke Harling — Original Music Composer Edward E. Paramore Jr. — Screenplay Grace Zaring Stone — Story Frank Capra — Producer
Tagline

They found a love they dared not touch!

Synopsis

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

Trailer The Bitter Tea of General Yen — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chinashanghai, chinamissionarychinese civil warbetrayalinterracial romancepre-codeheld against will
Key Collaborators
Frank Capra Director Joseph Walker Director of Photography Edward Curtiss Editor W. Franke Harling Original Music Composer Edward E. Paramore Jr. Screenplay Grace Zaring Stone Story Frank Capra Producer Walter Wanger Producer Edward Stevenson Costume Design Robert Kalloch Costume Design
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