The General Died at Dawn
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
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Gary Cooper
O'Hara
Known for
High Noon
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Madeleine Carroll
Judy Perrie
Known for
The 39 Steps
Secret Agent
Akim Tamiroff
General Yang
Known for
Touch of Evil
Alphaville
Dudley Digges
Mr. Wu
Known for
The Invisible Man
Mutiny on the Bounty
Porter Hall
Peter Perrie
Known for
Double Indemnity
Ace in the Hole
William Frawley
Brighton
Known for
I Love Lucy
Miracle on 34th Street
J.M. Kerrigan
Leach
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The Wolf Man
Philip Ahn
Oxford
Known for
Kung Fu
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Lee Tung Foo
Mr. Chen
Known for
Across the Pacific
Leonid Kinskey
Stewart
Known for
Casablanca
Duck Soup
Val Duran
Wong
Also in
The Beast of Borneo
What Price Decency
Willie Fung
Bartender
Known for
The Letter
Red Dust
Lewis Milestone Director · Clifford Odets Screenplay Charles G. Booth Story
United States release May 31, 2005 · Produced in United States · Working title Chinese Gold
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Chinese Gold
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 2, 1936
Premiere
United States · May 31, 2005
Physical · DVD
United States
April 7, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
November 17, 1936 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 14, 1937 · Theatrical
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