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- Marlene DietrichShanghai Lily
- Clive BrookCapt. "Doc" Harvey
- Anna May WongHui Fei
- Warner OlandMr. Henry Chang
- Eugene PalletteSam Salt
- Lawrence GrantRev. Mr. Carmichael
- Louise Closser HaleMrs. Haggerty
- Gustav von SeyffertitzEric Baum
- Émile ChautardMajor Lenard
- George BlagoiMinor Role
- Leonard CareyCarey
- George ChungChinese Soldier
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 (1932) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Shanghai Express: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland. A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved.
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- Adventure, Drama, Film-Noir
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1932-02-12
Victor Wong. Chinese Officer (uncredited) Ura Mita. Chinese Woman (uncredited) A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
In 1931, as the Chinese Civil War rages, Captain Donald Harvey, a physician known as "Doc," meets his long-lost love, Magdalen, now known as Shanghai Lily, as they board the Shanghai Express in the Peking railroad station. Lily is a notorious "coaster," a woman who, while not a professional prostitute, lives by her feminine wits along the China ...
- Josef Von Sternberg
- Marlene Dietrich
An intoxicating mix of adventure, romance, and pre-Code salaciousness, Shanghai Express marks the commercial peak of an iconic collaboration. Marlene Dietrich is at her wicked best as Shanghai Lily, a courtesan whose reputation brings a hint of scandal to a three-day train ride through war-torn China.
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Shanghai Express is directed by Josef von Sternberg and written by Jules Furthman (adaptation) & Harry Hervey (story). It stars Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brooks, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Eugene Palette and Lawrence Grant.