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The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a 1933 American pre-Code drama war film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, and featuring Nils Asther and Walter Connolly.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen: Directed by Frank Capra. With Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori, Walter Connolly. A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Directed by the legendary Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life), THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN is a provocative romantic drama. Newly remastered. At the height of the Chinese Civil War,...
Megan Davis, a young American, arrives in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War in order to marry a missionary. She is separated from her fiancé and rescued by General Yen. At his palace, she defends Mah-Li, Yen's mistress, who is suspected of giving secrets to the enemy.
Megan Davis (Barbara Stanwyck) arrives in China to marry Dr. Robert Strike (Gavin Gordon), her missionary fiancé. The Chinese Civil War interrupts their wedding plans, and the couple is separated...
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Chinese warlord General Yen (Nils Asther) is counseled by his crooked American business associate Jones (Walter Connolly) and unmoved by brave missionary Dr. Bob Strike (Gavin Gordon, fiancè of top-billed Barbara Stanwyck) in Frank Capra's The Bitter Tea Of General Yen, 1933.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen. 1932 · 1 hr 28 min. TV-PG. Drama · Romance · War. After arriving in Shanghai in the middle of a revolution, an engaged American missionary is captured and slowly seduced by an infamous warlord.
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The Bitter Tea of General Yen ★★★ 1933. Stanwyck arrives in Shanghai to marry a missionary (Gordon) during the threatening days of China's civil war. Unexpectedly swept into the arms of an infamous warlord (Asher), she becomes fascinated, although his attempts to seduce her fail.
The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a triumph of direction. It’s spectacular, dramatic, magnificently mounted and gorgeously artistic. Full Review | Apr 25, 2023. Kevin B. Lee Senses of Cinema.
