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Shanghai Madness
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Shanghai Madness

1933-08-03 · 68 min · ★ 8.0

Drama · Adventure

In the 1920s Pat Jackson destroys a Chinese post and is discharged from the Navy. Li Po Chang hires him to run a gunboat up the river. He drops Wildeth off at a mission for safety, but when his boat returns the mission is being attacked by communists.

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Directors
John G. Blystone
Production companies
Fox Film Corporation
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Spencer TracySpencer TracyPat Jackson
Fay WrayFay WrayWildeth Christie
Ralph MorganRalph MorganLi Po Chang
Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteLobo Lonergan
Herbert MundinHerbert MundinLarsen
Reginald MasonReginald MasonWilliam Christie
Arthur HoytArthur HoytVan Emery
Albert ContiAlbert ContiRigaud
Maude EburneMaude EburneMrs. Glissen
Wilhelm von BrinckenWilhelm von Brinckenvon Uhlenberg

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