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6.9Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between these strong-willed characters, neither budging an inch. But when Jones witnesses a Japanese atrocity, his feelings toward his customers (and Carolyn) begin to change...
Released: 1943-04-2179 minDir: John FarrowWar, Drama, Adventure
Cast
- Alan Ladd as David Jones
- Loretta Young as Carolyn Grant
- William Bendix as Johnny Sparrow
- Philip Ahn as Lin Cho
- Iris Wong as Kwan Su
- Victor Sen Yung as Lin Wei
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 79
- FilmAffinity ID
- 965928
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- publication date
- 1943-04-21
- title
- China
- capital cost
- 2000000
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1940s war drama films1943 drama films1943 English-language films1943 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war drama filmsEnglish-language war drama filmsFilms directed by John FarrowFilms scored by Victor YoungFilms set in 1941Films set in ChinaParamount Pictures filmsSecond Sino-Japanese War filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films made in wartime