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A young woman (Barbara Stanwyck) arrives in Shanghai to marry a missionary (Gavin Gordon). When the couple moves through a danger zone they are swept into the middle of a revolution. Stanwyck is captured by an infamous warlord (Nils Asther) who is fascinated by her and slowly attempts to seduce her. Unable to possess the one thing he desires most, Stanwyck, the warlord takes bitter tea, laced heavily with poison.
Original Release
12/25/1932
US Release
12/25/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barbara Stanwyck | Megan / Megan Davis |
Nils Asther | General Yen |
Toshia Mori | Mah-Li |
Walter Connolly | Jones |
Gavin Gordon | Bob / Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike |
Lucien Littlefield | Mr. Jacobson / Mr. Jackson |
Richard Loo | Capt. Li / Captain Li |
Helen Jerome Eddy | Miss Reed |
Emmett Corrigan | Bishop Harkness |
Jessie Arnold | Mrs. Blake |
Directors
Writers
Grace Zaring Stone, Edward E. Paramore Jr.
Cast
Name | Character |
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Barbara Stanwyck | Megan / Megan Davis |
Nils Asther | General Yen |
Toshia Mori | Mah-Li |
Walter Connolly | Jones |
Gavin Gordon | Bob / Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike |
Lucien Littlefield | Mr. Jacobson / Mr. Jackson |
Richard Loo | Capt. Li / Captain Li |
Helen Jerome Eddy | Miss Reed |
Emmett Corrigan | Bishop Harkness |
Jessie Arnold | Mrs. Blake |
Clara Blandick | Mrs. Jackson |
Robert Bolder | Missionary |
Nora Cecil | Missionary |
Wong Chung | Chinese Officer |
Knute Erickson | Dr. Hansen |
Willie Fung | Officer |
Adda Gleason | Mrs. Bowman |
Ella Hall | Mrs. Amelia Hansen |
Daisy Jefferson | Mrs. Warden |
Arthur Johnson | Dr. Schuler |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Frank Capra | Producer |
Walter Wanger | Producer |