Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
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55% of users liked it
(350 ratings)
The stigma of miscegenation (horrors!) is at the base of this very dated romantic melodrama. Charles Boyer stars as Dmitri Koslov, an enterprising Eurasian who rises from rickshaw driver to powerful industrialist, all the while concealing his mixed parentage. Koslov falls in love with beautiful… More The stigma of miscegenation (horrors!) is at the base of this very dated romantic melodrama. Charles Boyer stars as Dmitri Koslov, an enterprising Eurasian who rises from rickshaw driver to powerful industrialist, all the while concealing his mixed parentage. Koslov falls in love with beautiful American Barbara Howard (Loretta Young), but dares not propose marriage because he is half-Chinese. Even so, Barbara insists upon trailing after the elusive Koslov into the mountainous regions of China, symbolically shedding all her valued possessions to finance her odyssey. But East is East and West is West, thus the "forbidden" alliance between hero and heroine must end on an unhappy note. Swedish-born Warner Oland once again convincingly impersonates an Asian as a Chinese ambassador. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- James Tinling
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 14, 1935 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A solid Charlie Chan.
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Cast
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Loretta Young
as Barbara Howard
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Charles Boyer
as Dmitri Koslov
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Warner Oland
as Ambassador Lun Sing, Charlie Chan
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Fred Keating
as Tommy Sherwood
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Charles Grapewin
as Truesdale
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Alison Skipworth
as Aunt J.B.
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Libby Taylor
as Corena
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Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Truesdale
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Walter Kingsford
as Hilton
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Olive Tell
as Mrs. Hilton
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Arnold Korff
as Von Hoeffer
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Willie Fung
as Wang
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Keye Luke
as Ambassador's Son, Lee Chan
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Irene Hervey
as Diana Woodland
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Jon Hall
as Philip Nash
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Charles Locher
as Philip Nash
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Russell Hicks
as James Andrews
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Halliwell Hobbes
as Chief of Police
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Fredrik Vogeding
as Burke
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Neil Fitzgerald
as Dakin
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Max Wagner
as Taxi Driver
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Pat O'Malley
as Belden
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Harry Strang
as Chauffeur
