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They found a love they dared not touch! - The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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Title: The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Release Date: 25 Dec 1932

Runtime: 1h 28m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Overview: An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (85 votes)

Cast

  • Megan Davis: Barbara Stanwyck
  • General Yen: Nils Asther
  • Mah-Li: Toshia Mori
  • Jones: Walter Connolly
  • Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike: Gavin Gordon
  • Mr. Jacobson: Lucien Littlefield
  • Captain Li: Richard Loo
  • Miss Reed: Helen Jerome Eddy
  • Bishop Harkness: Emmett Corrigan
  • Mrs. Jackson (uncredited): Clara Blandick
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