WarDramaAdventure

China

- Alan Ladd and twenty girls - trapped by the rapacious Japs!

Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between these strong-willed characters, neither budging an inch. But when Jones witnesses a Japanese atrocity, his feelings toward his customers (and Carolyn) begin to change...

Release Date : 1943-04-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : David Jones

Original Name : Alan Ladd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carolyn Grant

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

Character Name : Johnny Sparrow

Original Name : William Bendix

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lin Cho

Original Name : Philip Ahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kwan Su

Original Name : Iris Wong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lin Wei

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tan Ying

Original Name : Marianne Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lin Yun

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chang Teh

Original Name : Ching Wah Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tai Shen

Original Name : Soo Yong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Jessie Tai Sing

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Donald Duck'

Original Name : Irene Tso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Capt. Tao-Yuan-Kai

Original Name : Beal Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aide To Captain Tao

Original Name : Bruce Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde Russian

Original Name : Tala Birell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nan Ti

Original Name : Barbara Jean Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Japanese General

Original Name : Chester Gan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Doris Chan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Frances Chan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chinese Girl

Original Name : Melie Chang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Mae Don

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : Benson Fong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Japanese Soldier

Original Name : Paul Fung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Japanese Soldier

Original Name : Alex Havier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Hazel Jay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : Eddie Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Ethel Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : George T. Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Shirley Lew

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : May Yook Louie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : Clarence Lung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Grace Lung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Sione Maldonado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Julia Mei

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : Severino V. Moya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Betty Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Edith Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Janet Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Lorlay Quon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guerrilla

Original Name : Wilbur Tai Sing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aide to Japanese General

Original Name : Sammee Tong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Japanese Soldier

Original Name : Tom Ung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Doris Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Mary Oh Young

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-03

Alan Ladd is "Jones", a rather cynical American in China working in the oil industry. He doesn't really care who he sells to - and given the population as been under the heel of the invading Japanese forces for many years, that doesn't make him many friends amongst the locals. On his travels, though, he encounters the equally headstrong "Carolyn" (Loretta Young) who is generally appalled by the treatment of the local population. At loggerheads most of the time, it is only when he witnesses the true extent of the brutality of the occupying forces that he decides that maybe he ought to help. There is a degree of chemistry between the usually rather wooden Ladd and the normally more engaging Young, but given much of this is set in the cab of a truck, the production is pretty static and the narrative is very wordy. There is some action, but it has a distinct wartime propagandist style to it which undoubtedly fulfilled a function in 1943, but has dated rather badly now. It's watchable enough, and William Bendix adds a little to divert from the intensity of the simmering rapport between the two stars, but the whole film is pretty unremarkable fayre that you'll soon forget.