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Oil for the Lamps of China is a 1935 drama film starring Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alice Tisdale Hobart. A man blindly puts his faith in his employer. The film was loosely remade in 1941 as Law of the Tropics.
Original Release
06/08/1935
US Release
06/08/1935
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pat O'Brien | Stephen Chase |
| Josephine Hutchinson | Hester Adams / Hester |
| Jean Muir | Alice |
| Lyle Talbot | Jim |
| Arthur Byron | No. 1 Boss |
| John Eldredge | Don |
| Donald Crisp | Mr. McCarger |
| Willie Fung | Kin |
| Tetsu Komai | Ho |
| Henry O'Neill | Edward Hartford |
Directors
Writers
Alice Tisdale Hobart, Laird Doyle
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Pat O'Brien | Stephen Chase |
| Josephine Hutchinson | Hester Adams / Hester |
| Jean Muir | Alice |
| Lyle Talbot | Jim |
| Arthur Byron | No. 1 Boss |
| John Eldredge | Don |
| Donald Crisp | Mr. McCarger |
| Willie Fung | Kin |
| Tetsu Komai | Ho |
| Henry O'Neill | Edward Hartford |
| Ronnie Cosby | Bunsy Wellman |
| William B. Davidson | E.H. Swaley |
| George Meeker | Bill Kendall |
| Joseph Crehan | Clements |
| Christian Rub | Dr. Jorgen |
| Willard Robertson | Speaker |
| Edward McWade | Dan |
| Florence Fair | Miss Cunningham - Nurse |
| Keye Luke | Young Chinese Soldier |
| William Austin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Lord | Producer |
