China Sky (1945)
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- Approved
- 1h 18min
- Adventure, Drama
- 16 May 1945 (USA)
- Movie
The conflicts of war-torn China are reflected in miniature within an American mission hospital.
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Cast verified as complete
| Randolph Scott | ... |
Dr. Gray Thompson
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| Ruth Warrick | ... |
Dr. Sara Durand
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| Ellen Drew | ... |
Louise Thompson
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| Anthony Quinn | ... |
Chen-Ta
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| Carol Thurston | ... |
Siu-Mei
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| Richard Loo | ... |
Col. Yasuda
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'Ducky' Louie | ... |
Little Goat
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| Philip Ahn | ... |
Dr. Kim
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| Benson Fong | ... |
Chung
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H.T. Tsiang | ... |
Magistrate
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Chin Kuang Chow | ... |
Little Charlie
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Bob Chinn | ... |
Chen-Ta's Aide (uncredited)
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Audrey Chow | ... |
Child (uncredited)
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George Chung | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Harold Fong | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Albert Law | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gerald Lee | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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James B. Leong | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Weaver Levy | ... |
(uncredited)
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Jung Lim | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Jimmy Lono | ... |
Orderly (uncredited)
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Charles Lung | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Moy Ming | ... |
Moy Ming (uncredited)
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Owen Song | ... |
Chen-Ta's Aide (uncredited)
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| Layne Tom Jr. | ... |
(uncredited)
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Barbara Jean Wong | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ray Enright | ||
Written by
| Brenda Weisberg | ... | (screen play) and |
| Joseph Hoffman | ... | (screen play) |
| Pearl S. Buck | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Maurice Geraghty | ... | producer |
| Jack J. Gross | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Leigh Harline | ||
Cinematography by
| Nicholas Musuraca | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Marvin Coil | ||
| Gene Milford | ||
Art Direction by
| Ralph Berger | ||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | ||
Set Decoration by
| A. Roland Fields | ... | (set decorations) (as Al Fields) |
| Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Edward Stevenson | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| William Dorfman | ... | assistant director |
| Bessie Loo | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Francis M. Sarver | ... | recordist |
| James G. Stewart | ... | rerecordist |
Special Effects by
| Vernon L. Walker | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Kermit Maynard | ... | stunt double: Randolph Scott (uncredited) |
Music Department
| C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
| Charles Bradshaw | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Gil Grau | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Wei Fan Hsueh | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
- RKO Radio Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1945) (Canada) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as RKO Radio Pictures, Ltd.)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1945) (Australia) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures de México (1945) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1945) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (as An R K O Radio Picture)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Hollywood Film Theatre)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (tv) (TV2)
- PolarFilm (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- 7flix (2024) (Australia) (tv)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In a hill city of war-torn China, the American mission hospital is run by Dr. Gray Thompson and Dr. Sara Durand, who secretly loves him. Then Gray comes back from the USA with new equipment ...and new wife Louise, who is jealous of Sara, shows herself a coward in the first Japanese air raid, and wants to take Gray back to the States. Others have similar troubles; and Japanese prisoner Colonel Yasuda manipulates them for his own ends.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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| Taglines | Flame into conflict ... in the hearts of an American doctor, the woman he married and the girl who loves him ... amid the devastation of daily bombings ! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Throughout the film's long development Luise Rainer, Margo, Maureen O'Hara, Kim Hunter, and Claudette Colbert were all considered for the female lead and Paul Henreid was considered for the male lead. At one point, David Hempstead was to produce. See more » |
| Goofs | When lying in bed, you can see that Col. Yasuda has two sets of upper teeth. The front, false set of teeth gives him a bucktooth look, which at the time, was the stereotypical cartoonish image of Japanese soldiers projected by American propaganda. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood Chinese (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Jingle Bells See more » |