United States / Sep 02, 1936 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Philip Ahn | Oxford |
| Lee Tung Foo | Mr. Chen |
| Leonid Kinskey | Stewart |
| Val Duran | Wong |
| Willie Fung | Bartender |
| Hans Fuerberg | Yang's Military Advisor |
| John O'Hara | Newspaper Reporter |
| Russell Hicks | No Matches Man (uncredited) |
| Barnett Parker | Dining Car Man (uncredited) |
| Frank Young | Travel Agent (uncredited) |
| Irene Bennett | Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Spencer Chan | Killer (uncredited) |
| Suey Chan | Guard (uncredited) |
| Thomas Chan | Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Sarah Edwards | Companion of American without Matches (uncredited) |
| Paul Harvey | American Husband (uncredited) |
| Charles Leong | Houseboy (uncredited) |
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| Lewis Milestone | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Clifford Odets | Cameo (uncredited) |
| Harold Tong | Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Kam Tong | Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Hans von Morhart | Mandarin (uncredited) |
| Walter Wong | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Swan Yee | Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Harry Yip | Houseboy (uncredited) |
| Carol de Castro | Clerk (uncredited) |
| Dudley Lee | Waiter on Train (uncredited) |
| Walter Lem | Waiter on Train (uncredited) |
| Tommy Lee | Waiter on Train (uncredited) |
| George Wong Wah | Waiter on Train (uncredited) |
| Tom Ung | Steward on Train (uncredited) |
| Taft Jung | Guard (uncredited) |
| Sam Labrador | Guard (uncredited) |
| Richard Young | Guard (uncredited) |
| Jung Kai | Guard (uncredited) |
| Harry Leong | Guard (uncredited) |
| Paul Tom | Guard (uncredited) |
| Loo Loy | Guard (uncredited) |
| Wong Fong | Guard (uncredited) |
| Leo Abbey | Guard (uncredited) |
| Bob Jow | Guard (uncredited) |
| George Chan | Porter (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The General Died at Dawn |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 17 novembre 1936 |
| Production | William LeBaron |
| Writer | Charles G. Booth, Clifford Odets |
| Editing | Eda Warren |
| Cinematography | Victor Milner |
| Assistant directors | Hal Walker, Lewis Milestone |
| Camera operators | Victor Milner |
| Additional photography | Victor Milner |
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| Production design | Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, A. E. Freudeman |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté, A. E. Freudeman |
| Set decoration | A. E. Freudeman, Hans Dreier, Ernst Fegté |
| Visual effects | Art Smith, Gordon Jennings |
| Music | Werner Janssen, Harry D. Mills, Boris Morros, Louis Mesenkop, Charles Althouse, Irvin Talbot |
| Sound | Werner Janssen, Harry D. Mills, Boris Morros, Louis Mesenkop, Charles Althouse, Irvin Talbot |
| Costume design | Travis Banton, Wally Westmore, Charles Gemora |
| Makeup | Wally Westmore, Charles Gemora, Travis Banton |
| Hairstyling | Travis Banton, Wally Westmore, Charles Gemora |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Nov 17, 1936
Portugal / Oct 14, 1937
Physical media
United States / May 31, 2005 / NR / DVD
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