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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

They found a love they dared not touch!

6.2

1h 27m

1932

“They found a love they dared not touch!”

Synopsis

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

Director

Frank Capra

Trailer

DramaRomance

chinashanghai, chinamissionarychinese civil warbetrayalinterracial romancepre-codeheld against will

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Cast & Crew

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

as Megan Davis

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

as General Yen

Toshia Mori

Toshia Mori

as Mah-Li

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

as Jones

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

as Mr. Jacobson

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

as Captain Li

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

as Miss Reed

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett Corrigan

as Bishop Harkness

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