China (1943)
Alan Ladd and twenty girls - trapped by the rapacious Japs!
79 min
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...
- Release date
- April 21, 1943
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Loretta Young as Carolyn Grant
- Alan Ladd as David Jones
- William Bendix as Johnny Sparrow
- Philip Ahn as Lin Cho, First Brother
- Iris Wong as Kwan Su
- Victor Sen Yung as Lin Wei, Third Brother
- Marianne Quon as Tan Ying
- Jessie Tai Sing as Student
- Richard Loo as Lin Yun
- Irene Tso as 'Donald Duck'
Crew
- John Farrow · Director
- John Stuart Dudley · Writer
- Frank Butler · Writer
- Richard Blumenthal · Producer
- Victor Young · Composer
- Leo Tover · Cinematographer
- Eda Warren · Editor
- Robert Mayo · Casting director