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Jun 25, 2024 · “Shanghai Express” is a captivating black-and-white film set in war-torn China during the 1920s, featuring a mesmerizing performance by Marlene Dietrich and earning critical acclaim for its stunning cinematography and evocative storytelling.
Feb 7, 2012 · When Hui Fei returns to the train after being raped by Chang, it is Lily who stops her from committing suicide, grabbing a knife out of her hand – the same one she will later use to kill Chang – and admonishing her: “don’t do anything foolish”. This is the visual terrain of 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.
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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A notorious woman rides a train through a dangerous situation with a British captain she loved. Many passengers on the Shanghai Express are more concerned that the notorious Shanghai Lily is on board than the fact that a civil war is going on that may make the trip take more than three days.
Oct 4, 2018 · Instead, he sets “Shanghai Express” in his own imaginary domain—a domain shaped by light and shadow and dominated by Marlene Dietrich.
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Who is Shanghai Lily?
Dietrich plays Shanghai Lily, a lady of easy virtue known as the "White Flower of the Chinese coast." During a time of political unrest, she boards the train in Peking, along with an assortment of characters with their own agendas.
