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THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN.

In the late 1920s in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War, a couple of elderly missionaries welcome guests to their home for the wedding of Dr. Robert Strike, a fellow missionary, and Megan Davis, his childhood sweetheart. Bob postpones the wedding so he can rescue a group of orphans who are in danger from the spreading civil war. On the way they stop at the headquarters of General Yen, a powerful Chinese warlord who controls the Shanghai region. Fascinated and attracted by Megan, the general has his men move executions out of earshot and assures her that he will send her back to Shanghai as soon as it

Credits

Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Toshia Mori
Complete catalog record
THE BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN. 1932. 9 reels. From the story by Grace Zaring Stone. Credits: Director, Frank R. Capra; screenplay, Edward Paramore. Columbia Pictures Corp.; 15Dec32; LP3486.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q568239 ↗ — color, country

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