Shanghai Express
Many Men Had Loved Her -- but only one had been loved in return!
Rating: 7.0 out of 10TMDB(248 votes)
Overview
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Cinematography (1932)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture
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Setting
Set in Shanghai
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Music
Music by W. Franke Harling
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Cinematography
Cinematography by James Wong Howe and Lee Garmes
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jules FurthmanScreenplay
- Harry HerveyStory
- Howard HawksScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 12, 1932
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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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
Émile ChautardMajor Lenard
George BlagoiMinor Role (uncredited)
Leonard CareyCarey (uncredited)- George ChungChinese Soldier (uncredited)
Wong ChungChinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)- Jack DeeryBritish Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)
Herbert EvansBritish Railway Officer (uncredited)
Willie FungTrain Engineer (uncredited)- Tom GubbinsChinese Officer (uncredited)
- Forrester HarveyPeiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Claude KingMr. Albright (uncredited)
James B. LeongA Rebel (uncredited)
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