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Director:
Joseph H. Lewis
Writers:
Joseph H. Lewis (writer)
George Wellington Pardy (story)
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Release Date:
5 June 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War more
Plot:
Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against Japanese in World War 2. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Good Story, Anna May Wong Make Up For Cheapish Production more

Cast

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Anna May Wong ... Lin Ying
Noel Madison ... Me-Hoi
Leslie Denison ... Sir Roger Howe
Nedrick Young ... Slim Jenkins
Dan Seymour ... Pete Brogranza
Frank Lackteen ... Hallam
Teala Loring ... Lucy Dell (as Judith Gibson)
Dennis Moore ... Tom Whitley
Connie Leon ... Ma Sing
Hayward Soo Hoo ... Ling
Richard Loo ... Col. Kim
Paul Fung ... Toy Vendor
Richard Wong ... Servant
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Additional Details

Runtime:
65 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15

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Revealing mistakes: Although the film is called "Bombs Over Burma", it actually takes place in China. more

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Good Story, Anna May Wong Make Up For Cheapish Production, 7 November 2005
Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio

A good, tense story and Anna May Wong's leading performance more than make up for this World War II feature's cheapish production and low-budget look. The story is interesting in itself, and it also serves the purpose of illuminating a vital but little-remembered aspect of the world war. Wong also gets support from some of the other cast members, although most of them are well below her stature as a performer.

The setup has Wong as a schoolteacher who is helping to keep the Burma Road supply line open, despite enemy raids and other problems. The main part of the movie comes when she and a bus load of fellow passengers are stuck in a remote monastery along the supply line, as it becomes increasingly clear that one of their little group is a traitor who is tipping off the Japanese Air Force so that they can destroy the supply convoys.

The story is told effectively, and even the low-budget look often actually aids in setting the atmosphere. The suspense is maintained rather well for an extended time, and the story keeps you guessing as long as possible as to just how things will turn out.

The down side includes the dialogue, which is not nearly as good as the story, and some of the flat supporting performances. Dan Seymour is an exception, in a smaller role as the kind of lowlife that he always portrayed convincingly. As Sir Roger, Leslie Denison gives a rather plain performance for most of the movie, but he redeems himself with a fine wordless performance in the tense climactic scene. Nedrick Young has a couple of good moments as an American truck driver, and Connie Leon does a decent job of providing comic relief in her scene as a Burmese bureaucrat.

"Bombs Over Burma" and "Lady From Chungking" both starred Wong, and were both made by the same production company at about the same point in the war. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses, but both benefit considerably from Wong's presence, and both were worthwhile in drawing attention to the often forgotten part of the war that was fought on mainland Asia.

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