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The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
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  2. The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

1936
1h 38m
Drama
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1936

Runtime

1h 38m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Nov 17, 1936
Languages
English
Director
Lewis Milestone
Lewis Milestone
Production
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

49 Cast Members

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

O'Hara

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Judy Perrie

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

General Yang

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Mr. Wu

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Peter Perrie

William Frawley

William Frawley

Brighton

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Leach

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Oxford

Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Mr. Chen

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Stewart

Val Duran

Wong

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Bartender

Hans Fuerberg

Hans Fuerberg

Yang's Military Advisor

John O'Hara

Newspaper Reporter

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

No Matches Man (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Dining Car Man (uncredited)

Frank Young

Travel Agent (uncredited)

Irene Bennett

Irene Bennett

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Killer (uncredited)

Suey Chan

Guard (uncredited)

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