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Shanghai Express (1932)
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Release Date:
12 February 1932 (USA)
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Plot:
Many passengers on the Shanghai Express are more concerned that the notorious Shanghai Lil is on board...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Josef Von Sternberg: Eros And Abstraction—Blonde Venus (1932)
(From Twitch. 15 February 2009, 4:27 PM, PST)
Josef Von Sternberg: Eros And Abstraction—Shanghai Express (1932)
(From Twitch. 15 February 2009, 3:22 PM, PST)
(From Twitch. 15 February 2009, 4:27 PM, PST)
Josef Von Sternberg: Eros And Abstraction—Shanghai Express (1932)
(From Twitch. 15 February 2009, 3:22 PM, PST)
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Simply Breathtaking!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Marlene Dietrich | ... | Shanghai Lily, aka Magdalen |
 | Clive Brook | ... | Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey |
| Anna May Wong | ... | Hui Fei |
| Warner Oland | ... | Mr. Henry Chang |
| Eugene Pallette | ... | Sam Salt |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | Reverend Mr. Carmichael |
| Louise Closser Hale | ... | Mrs. Haggerty |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... | Eric Baum |
| Emile Chautard | ... | Major Lenard |
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80 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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USA:Passed (National Board of Review) |
USA:Approved (PCA #1390-R, 31 August 1935 for re-release)
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In her autobiography, Marlene Dietrich claimed that von Sternberg directed most of the cinematography, instead of Lee Garmes (who actually won an Oscar for his work on the film).
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Factual errors: The film is set in northern China (Peking to Shanghai). The government and warlord soldiers are speaking Cantonese, which is a southern Chinese dialect not generally spoken in northern China. The northern dialects of Mandarin Chinese (a Beijing dialect) and/or Shanghainese would be spoken instead.
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Reverend Mr. Carmichael:
Love without faith, like religion without faith, doesn't amount to very much.
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Featured in Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
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Jozef Von Sternberg was one of those legendary directors. Marlena Dietrich who is better known for other roles is one of the leading roles in this film. They are all on a train going to Shanghai, China in a time when it was fashionable to take the train on overnight trips. Anyway, she is the "femme fatale" of all time even now. Marlena along with many other travelers that are quite forgettable. I think there was a lady with a dog but I can't be sure since I haven't seen the film in years. This film is an early classic from a time when film-making was new, fresh, and exciting. Now, it's all violence, sex, and vulgarity. Can you imagine somebody like Marlena being an actress today without losing that unforgettable mystique about her? No, you can't because they don't have actresses today who have managed to maintain any sense of mystery without being penalized by the Hollywood system. It's a shame that most of old Hollywood is gone.