Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
1938 · Feature film · 65 min · dir. Charles Lamont
Gambling with death... for a $5,000,000 stake!
- Drama
Synopsis
Shadows Over Shanghai is a 1938 American drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring James Dunn, Ralph Morgan, Robert Barrat, and Paul Sutton. Set in Shanghai during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the plot centers on the efforts of Japanese and Russian espionage agents to get their hands on an amulet which is the key to a $5 million fund meant to help China purchase munitions. Footage from the bombing of Shanghai during the 1937–1945 war was incorporated into several scenes.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Writer
- Joseph Hoffman
- Studio
- Grand National Pictures, Franklyn Warner Productions
- Released
- 1938-10-14
- Running time
- 65 minutes
Cast & crew
Charles Lamont Director
James Dunn
Ralph Morgan
Robert Barrat
Lynda Grey
Paul Sutton
Edward Woods
Edwin Mordant
Chester Gan
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Oldies but goodies · Ed Jr · 2010-08-19
If it hadn't been for Mr. Dunn, it could have been a good movie. He over did his part, his slap stick fell flat. And some of the other actors weren't very good. Story line was O.K. With better writing, acting, and casting it could have been very good.
