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The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American drama film that tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. The movie was written by Charles G. Booth and Clifford Odets and directed by Lewis Milestone.
A 1936 action drama film starring Gary Cooper as an American mercenary in China. Based on a real-life adventurer, the film features a love story, a warlord plot, and a thrilling finale.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Lewis Milestone
- 1936-10-28
Brief Synopsis. In revolution-torn China, American mercenary O'Hara is entrusted with a perilous mission, to get arms for the helpless authorities in a province ravaged by warlord General Yang. On the train to Shanghai, he meets Judy Perrie, whose father is in league with Yang.
- Lewis Milestone, Hal Walker
- Gary Cooper
A film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Gary Cooper as a mercenary in China. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, and other crew members on IMDb.
An American mercenary in China faces a ruthless warlord and a treacherous woman in this action-adventure film. IMDb provides a brief synopsis, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and more for this title.
The General Died at Dawn is a 1936 American drama film that tells the story of a mercenary who meets a beautiful girl while trying to keep arms from getting to a vicious warlord in war-torn China. The movie was written by Charles G. Booth and Clifford Odets and directed by Lewis Milestone. Quick Facts The General Died at Dawn, Directed by ... Close
Story. China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
