Shanghai Express

Feb 12, 1932

1h 22m

★ 7.0

Many Men Had Loved Her -- but only one had been loved in return!

Overview

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

Crime

History

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Shanghai Express Trailers

Cast

Shanghai Lily

Marlene Dietrich

Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey

Clive Brook

Hui Fei

Anna May Wong

Mr. Henry Chang

Warner Oland

Sam Salt

Eugene Pallette

Reverend Carmichael

Lawrence Grant

Mrs. Haggerty

Louise Closser Hale

Eric Baum

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Major Lenard

Émile Chautard

Minor Role (uncredited)

George Blagoi

Carey (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

George Chung

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