Shanghai Express
Plot
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
About Shanghai Express
Shanghai Express is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a group of train passengers held hostage by a warlord during the Chinese Civil War. It was directed by Josef von Sternberg and stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong and Warner Oland. The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman based on a 1931 short story by Harry Hervey. Shanghai Express was the fourth of seven films that Sternberg and Dietrich created together. The film was released during the midst of the Great Depression. It was remade as Night Plane from Chungking (1943) and Peking Express (1951).
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Cast
Marlene DietrichShanghai Lily
Clive BrookCaptain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
Anna May WongHui Fei
Warner OlandMr. Henry Chang
Eugene PalletteSam Salt
Lawrence GrantReverend Carmichael
Louise Closser HaleMrs. Haggerty
Gustav von SeyffertitzEric Baum
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