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West of Shanghai (1937)

West of Shanghai

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1h 4m

Adventure, Drama, War

October 28th, 1937

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American businessmen and missionaries working in China are captured and held prisoner by a local warlord.

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Cast

Boris Karloff
Wu Yen Fang
Beverly Roberts
Jane Creed
Ricardo Cortez
Gordon Creed
Gordon Oliver
Jim Hallet
Sheila Bromley
Lola Galt
Vladimir Sokoloff
Chow Fu-Shan
Gordon Hart
Dr. Abernathy
Richard Loo
Mr. Cheng
Chester Gan
Kung Nui
Luke Chan
Chan - Abernathy's Servant
Full cast & crew

Directors

John Farrow
Full cast & crew

Producers

Bryan Foy
associate producer
(uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis
executive producer
(uncredited)
Jack L. Warner
executive producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Crane Wilbur
screen play
Porter Emerson Browne
(from a play by)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

He'll kill you on a moment's notice!
THE MASTER OF THE SINISTER...IN A TRIUMPH OF SUSPENSE...!! (Print Ad- Ottawa Evening Citizen, ((Ottawa, PO)) 21 December 1937)
CITY OF TERROR...where the clouds rain bombs and the streets are battlefields! (Print Ad-Syracuse Journal, ((Syracuse, NY)) 30 October 1937)

Keywords

soldier
battle
rescue
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

February 5th, 1938 (Denmark)
October 16th, 1938 (Finland)
May 1st, 1938 (Poland)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

War Lord
West of Shanghai (original title)
Der gelbe Herrscher (Austria)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA (studio)
Warner Ranch, Calabasas, California, USA

Running Times

64 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Warner Bros. (as a Warner Bros.-First National Picture) / (presents) (A First National Picture)
First National Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures

Distribution Companies

Warner Bros. First National Films (Austria)
Vitagraph Limited (Canada)
Warner Bros. (Poland)
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