

The General Died at Dawn
1936-11-17 · 98 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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- Directors
- Lewis Milestone
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gary CooperO'Hara
Madeleine CarrollJudy Perrie
Akim TamiroffGeneral Yang
Dudley DiggesMr. Wu
Porter HallPeter Perrie
William FrawleyBrighton
J.M. KerriganLeach
Philip AhnOxford
Lee Tung FooMr. Chen
Leonid KinskeyStewart
Willie FungBartender
Hans FuerbergYang's Military Advisor
Russell HicksNo Matches Man (uncredited)
Barnett ParkerDining Car Man (uncredited)
Irene BennettTrain Passenger (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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