Shanghai Express

Synopsis

A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-packed train journey.

Cast

Marlene DietrichShanghai Lily

Clive BrookCaptain Donald 'Doc' Harvey

Anna May WongHui Fei

Warner OlandMr. Henry Chang

Eugene PalletteSam Salt

Lawrence GrantReverend Carmichael

Louise Closser HaleMrs. Haggerty

Gustav von SeyffertitzEric Baum

Émile ChautardMajor Lenard

George BlagoiMinor Role (uncredited)

Leonard CareyCarey (uncredited)

George ChungChinese Soldier (uncredited)

Wong ChungChinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)

Jack DeeryBritish Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)

Herbert EvansBritish Railway Officer (uncredited)

Willie FungTrain Engineer (uncredited)

Tom GubbinsChinese Officer (uncredited)

Forrester HarveyPeiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)

Claude KingMr. Albright (uncredited)

James B. LeongA Rebel (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Director of Photography

Lee Garmes

Editor

Frank Sullivan

Original Music Composer

W. Franke Harling

Original Music Composer

John Leipold

Original Music Composer

Karl Hajos

Original Music Composer

Rudolph G. Kopp

Screenplay

Jules Furthman