The Painted Veil

Nov 23, 1934

1h 25m

★ 6.4

Do not pass love by...It may never come again!

Overview

The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Katrin Koerber Fane

Greta Garbo

Walter Fane

Herbert Marshall

Jack Townsend

George Brent

General Yu

Warner Oland

Herr Koerber

Jean Hersholt

Frau Koerber

Bodil Rosing

Mrs. Townsend

Katharine Alexander

Olga

Cecilia Parker

Amah

Soo Yong

Waddington

Forrester Harvey

Lady Coldchester (uncredited)

Ethel Griffies

Dr. Somerset (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

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