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Shanghai Express (1932)

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

Genre : Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Josef von Sternberg
Writer : Jules Furthman

Synopsis

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

Actors

Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Lily
Clive Brook
Clive Brook
Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong
Hui Fei
Warner Oland
Warner Oland
Mr. Henry Chang
Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
Sam Salt
Lawrence Grant
Lawrence Grant
Reverend Mr. Carmichael
Louise Closser Hale
Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Haggerty
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Eric Baum
Émile Chautard
Émile Chautard
Major Lenard
George Blagoi
George Blagoi
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey
Carey (uncredited)
George Chung
George Chung
Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
Wong Chung
Wong Chung
Chinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Jack Deery
British Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Herbert Evans
British Railway Officer (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Tom Gubbins
Tom Gubbins
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Claude King
Claude King
Mr. Albright (uncredited)
James B. Leong
James B. Leong
A Rebel (uncredited)
Miki Morita
Miki Morita
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Minoru Nishida
Minoru Nishida
Li Fung (uncredited)
Mrs. Sojin
Mrs. Sojin
Chinese Woman (uncredited)
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
Chinese Officer (uncredited)

Crews

Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Director
Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman
Screenplay
Lee Garmes
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
Travis Banton
Travis Banton
Costume Design
Harry Hervey
Harry Hervey
Story
Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
Executive Producer
W. Franke Harling
W. Franke Harling
Music
Frank Sullivan
Frank Sullivan
Editor
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

Trailer : Shanghai Express (1932)
AFS Essential Cinema: Shanghai Express | Presented by MUBI

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