

China Girl
1942-12-09 · 95 min · ★ 5.4
Two-fisted newsreel photographer Johnny Williams is stationed in Burma and China in the early stage of WW II. Captured by the Japanese, he escapes from a concentration camp with the aid of beautiful, enigmatic 'China Girl' Miss Young. The two arduously make their way back to friendly lines so that Johnny can deliver the vital military information he's managed to glean from his captors.
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- Directors
- Henry Hathaway
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 1,400,000
Top Cast
George MontgomeryJohnny Williams
Gene TierneyHaoli Young
Lynn BariCaptain Fifi
Victor McLaglenBull Weed
Alan BaxterFlyer Bill Jones
Sig RumanJarubi
Myron McCormickShorty McGuire
Robert BlakeChandu
Ann PenningtonEntertainer
Philip AhnKai Young
Tom NealCaptain Haynes
Chester Gan
Fred Kohler Jr.
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