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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
★ 6.3/10•1933•1h 28m•Drama•Romance•War

They found a love they dared not touch!

Shanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.

Frank Capra · Director

Edward E. Paramore Jr. · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 28m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 6, 1933

Actors

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Megan

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

General Yen

Toshia Mori

Toshia Mori

Mah-Li

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Jones

Gavin Gordon

Gavin Gordon

Bob

Lucien Littlefield

Lucien Littlefield

Mr. Jackson

Richard Loo

Richard Loo

Captain Li

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Miss Reed

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett Corrigan

Bishop Harkness

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