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West of Shanghai is a 1937 American adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Boris Karloff as a Chinese warlord. Other films based on the same play included The Bad Man directed by Edwin Carewe and starring Holbrook Blinn, and a 1930 film of the same title directed by Clarence Badger and starring Walter Huston. In 1941, M-G-M made a version entitled The Bad Man, starring Wallace Beery and Ronald Reagan and directed by Richard Thorpe.
Original Release
10/28/1937
US Release
10/28/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Boris Karloff | Wu Yen Fang |
| Beverly Roberts | Jane Creed |
| Ricardo Cortez | Gordon Creed |
| Gordon Oliver | Jim Hallet |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Chow Fu-Shan |
| Gordon Hart | Dr. Abernathy |
| Richard Loo | Mr. Cheng / Cheng |
| Chester Gan | Kung Nui |
| Luke Chan | Chan - Abernathy's Servant |
| Paul Fung | Station Master |
Directors
Writers
Crane Wilbur, Porter Emerson Browne
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Boris Karloff | Wu Yen Fang |
| Beverly Roberts | Jane Creed |
| Ricardo Cortez | Gordon Creed |
| Gordon Oliver | Jim Hallet |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | Chow Fu-Shan |
| Gordon Hart | Dr. Abernathy |
| Richard Loo | Mr. Cheng / Cheng |
| Chester Gan | Kung Nui |
| Luke Chan | Chan - Abernathy's Servant |
| Paul Fung | Station Master |
| Mia Ichioka | Hua Mei |
| Selmer Jackson | Harry Hemingway |
| Tetsu Komai | General Ma |
| Eddie Lee | Wang Chung - the Assassin |
| James B. Leong | Pao - Man Who Goes for Help |
| Maurice Liu | Train Conductor |
| Daro Meya | Chinese Officer |
| Frank Tang | Chinese Merchant |
| Sammee Tong | Messenger |
| Tom Ung | General Ma's Aide |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
