China
6.6
“Alan Ladd and twenty girls - trapped by the rapacious Japs!”
Shortly 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...
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Cast
44 people
Alan Ladd
David Jones
Known for
Shane
This Gun for Hire
Loretta Young
Carolyn Grant
Known for
The Stranger
The Bishop's Wife
William Bendix
Johnny Sparrow
Known for
Lifeboat
The Blue Dahlia
Philip Ahn
Lin Cho
Known for
Kung Fu
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Iris Wong
Kwan Su
Also in
Charlie Chan in Reno
Girl in 313
Victor Sen Yung
Lin Wei
Known for
Bonanza
The Letter
Marianne Quon
Tan Ying
Also in
Charlie Chan in the Secret Service
Richard Loo
Lin Yun
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Steel Helmet
Ching Wah Lee
Chang Teh
Known for
The Good Earth
Soo Yong
Tai Shen
Known for
The Good Earth
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Jessie Tai Sing
Student
Also in
Behind the Rising Sun
Irene Tso
'Donald Duck'
John Farrow Director · Frank Butler Screenplay Victor Young Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $2M · United States release April 21, 1943
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 21, 1943
Theatrical
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