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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

 -  Drama | Romance | War  -  6 January 1933 (USA)
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A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.

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Megan Davis
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Gen. Yen
Toshia Mori ...
Mah-Li
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Jones
Gavin Gordon ...
Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike
Lucien Littlefield ...
Mr. Jacobson
Richard Loo ...
Capt. Li
Helen Jerome Eddy ...
Miss Reed
Emmett Corrigan ...
Bishop Harkness
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The American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War to marry the missionary Dr. Robert Strife. However, Robert postpones their wedding to rescue some orphans in an orphanage in Chapei section that is burning in the middle of a battlefield. While returning to Shanghai with the children, they are separated in the crowd, Megan is hit in the head and knocked out, but is saved by General Yen and brought by train to his palace. As the days go by, the General's mistress Mah-Li becomes close to Megan and when she is accused of betrayal for giving classified information to the enemies, Megan asks for her life. The cruel General Yen falls in love for the naive and pure Megan and accepts her request to spare the life of Mah-Li against the will of his financial advisor Jones. Meanwhile Megan feels attracted by the powerful and gentle General Yen, but resists to his flirtation. When Mah-Li betrays General Yen and destroys his empire, Megan realizes that to be able ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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general | missionary | palace | mistress | love | See more »

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They found a love they dared not touch!

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Drama | Romance | War

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6 January 1933 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La amargura del general Yen  »

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(Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

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This movie was the first to play at Manhattan's fabled showplace, Radio City Music Hall, beginning on January 11, 1933. See more »

Quotes

General Yen: Conquest of a province, or the conquest of a woman... What's the difference?
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Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006) See more »

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"Onward Christian Soldiers"
(1871) (uncredited)
Music from "St. Gertrude" by Arthur Sullivan (1871)
Lyrics by Sabine Baring-Gould (1865)
Sung by an unidentified quartet at the wedding
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Capra's most overlooked-and most brilliant- film.
3 May 1999 | by (warren michigan) – See all my reviews

For those who think that Frank Capra only produced "Capracorn'..well, think again. One reviewer dismisses this film as 'melodramatic'..it is, in fact, a subtle, powerful exploration of sexual politics, racism, and human passion.Stanwyck, and the almost forgotten Nils asther, ignite the screen. This film also shows another often overlooked side of Capra, his fascination with the Orient, especially China.


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