Overview
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
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DirectorJosef von Sternberg
WriterJules Furthman
Cast
Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Lily
Clive Brook
Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
Anna May Wong
Hui Fei
Warner Oland
Mr. Henry Chang
Eugene Pallette
Sam Salt
Lawrence Grant
Reverend Carmichael
Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Haggerty
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Eric Baum
Émile Chautard
Major Lenard
George Blagoi
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
Carey (uncredited)
George Chung
Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
Wong Chung
Chinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)
Jack Deery
British Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
British Railway Officer (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Tom Gubbins
Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Claude King
Mr. Albright (uncredited)
James B. Leong
A Rebel (uncredited)
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Keywords
prostituterapechinashanghai, chinarebelex-loverinsurgencechinese civil warblack and whitebeijing, chinapre-codebased on short story
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026