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Shanghai Express

Shanghai Express
★ 7.0/10•1932•1h 22m•12•Drama•Romance•War

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

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

Jules Furthman · Screenplay

Josef von Sternberg · Director

Howard Hawks · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 22m
LanguageEN
Release DateFeb 12, 1932

Actors

Marlene Dietrich

Marlene Dietrich

Shanghai Lily

Clive Brook

Clive Brook

Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Hui Fei

Warner Oland

Warner Oland

Mr. Henry Chang

Eugene Pallette

Eugene Pallette

Sam Salt

Lawrence Grant

Lawrence Grant

Reverend Carmichael

Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale

Mrs. Haggerty

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Eric Baum

Émile Chautard

Émile Chautard

Major Lenard

George Blagoi

George Blagoi

Minor Role (uncredited)

Leonard Carey

Leonard Carey

Carey (uncredited)

George Chung

Chinese Soldier (uncredited)

Wong Chung

Wong Chung

Chinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)

Jack Deery

British Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)

Herbert Evans

Herbert Evans

British Railway Officer (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Train Engineer (uncredited)

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