The General Died at Dawn Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 18,507 this week

The General Died at Dawn (1936)

98 min  -  Adventure | Crime | Thriller  -   30 October 1936 (Denmark)
6.7
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.7/10 from 504 users  
Reviews: 17 user | 6 critic

Amid the anarchy of China, an American mercenary tangles with a ruthless warlord.

Director:

Lewis Milestone

Writers:

Charles G. Booth (story), Clifford Odets
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 250 titles by tallrichard created 15 Apr 2011
 
image of title
a list of 351 titles by krishkmenon created 27 Apr 2011
 
image of title
a list of 29 titles by lora-31 created 10 Jan 2011
 
image of title
a list of 2,962 titles by howard_hawks2001 created 4 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Nominated for 3 Oscars. See more awards »
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Gary Cooper ...
O'Hara
Madeleine Carroll Madeleine Carroll ...
Judy Perrie
Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff ...
Gen. Yang
Dudley Digges Dudley Digges ...
Mr. Wu
Porter Hall Porter Hall ...
Peter Perrie
William Frawley William Frawley ...
Brighton
J.M. Kerrigan J.M. Kerrigan ...
Leach
Philip Ahn Philip Ahn ...
Oxford
Lee Tung Foo Lee Tung Foo ...
Mr. Chen (as Lee Tung-Foo)
Leonid Kinskey Leonid Kinskey ...
Stewart
Val Duran Val Duran ...
Wong
Willie Fung Willie Fung ...
Bartender at Mansion House Hotel
Hans Fuerberg Hans Fuerberg ...
Yang's Military Advisor (as Hans Furberg)
John O'Hara John O'Hara ...
Reporter
Edit

Storyline

In revolution-torn China, American mercenary O'Hara is entrusted with a perilous mission, to get arms for the helpless authorities in a province ravaged by warlord General Yang. On the train to Shanghai, he meets Judy Perrie, whose father is in league with Yang. Will Judy regret agreeing to lure O'Hara to his doom, and if so, can she make it up to him? The balance of power seesaws to a perilous conclusion. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Warlord | China | Mercenary | Beautiful Woman

Genres:

Adventure | Crime | Thriller

Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Denmark) See more »

Also Known As:

El general murió al amanecer See more »

Filming Locations:

China See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Future novelist John O'Hara made his only acting appearance as a reporter on a train. Twenty-two years later Gary Cooper would star in the screen adaptation of his novel 'Ten North Frederick'. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: While arguing with Peter, Judy slams a book down on the desk. A couple of other books on the corner of the desk disappear in a later scene. See more »

Quotes

O'Hara: I like people too much to shoot. But it's a dark year and a hard night.
See more »

Crazy Credits

The opening credits all appear on the sails of boats. See more »