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Shanghai Express(1932)
Status: Released
Date: 1932-02-12
69%
219 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Many Men Had Loved Her -- but only one had been loved in return!
Overview:
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.
Languages: Cantonese, English, French, German.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Shanghai Express
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marlene Dietrich
Shanghai Lily
Clive Brook
Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
Anna May Wong
Hui Fei
Warner Oland
Mr. Henry Chang
Eugene Pallette
Sam Salt
Lawrence Grant
Reverend Carmichael
Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Haggerty
Gustav von Seyffertitz
Eric Baum
Émile Chautard
Major Lenard
George Blagoi
Minor Role (uncredited)
Video Trailer Shanghai Express
Video: AFS Essential Cinema: Shanghai Express | Presented by MUBI
AFS Essential Cinema: Shanghai Express | Presented by MUBI
Shanghai Express (1932) trailer
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