The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn
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1936
1h 38m
6.3(21 votes)
Drama
Thriller

Overview

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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Paramount Pictures

Cast & Crew

49 members
Acting

Gary Cooper

O'Hara

Gary Cooper
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Madeleine Carroll

Judy Perrie

Madeleine Carroll
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Akim Tamiroff

General Yang

Akim Tamiroff
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Dudley Digges

Mr. Wu

Dudley Digges
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Porter Hall

Peter Perrie

Porter Hall
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William Frawley

Brighton

William Frawley
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J.M. Kerrigan

Leach

J.M. Kerrigan
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Philip Ahn

Oxford

Philip Ahn
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Lee Tung Foo

Mr. Chen

Lee Tung Foo
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Leonid Kinskey

Stewart

Leonid Kinskey
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Val Duran

Wong

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Willie Fung

Bartender

Willie Fung
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Hans Fuerberg

Yang's Military Advisor

Hans Fuerberg
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John O'Hara

Newspaper Reporter

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Russell Hicks

No Matches Man (uncredited)

Russell Hicks
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Barnett Parker

Dining Car Man (uncredited)

Barnett Parker
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Frank Young

Travel Agent (uncredited)

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Irene Bennett

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Irene Bennett
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Spencer Chan

Killer (uncredited)

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Suey Chan

Guard (uncredited)

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Thomas Chan

Houseboy (uncredited)

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Sarah Edwards

Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards
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Paul Harvey

American Husband (uncredited)

Paul Harvey
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Charles Leong

Houseboy (uncredited)

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Directing

Lewis Milestone

Reporter (uncredited)

Lewis Milestone
Writing

Clifford Odets

Cameo (uncredited)

Clifford Odets
Acting

Harold Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

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Kam Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Kam Tong
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Hans von Morhart

Mandarin (uncredited)

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Walter Wong

Bartender (uncredited)

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Swan Yee

Houseboy (uncredited)

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Harry Yip

Houseboy (uncredited)

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Carol de Castro

Clerk (uncredited)

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Dudley Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

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Walter Lem

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

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Tommy Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

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George Wong Wah

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

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Tom Ung

Steward on Train (uncredited)

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Taft Jung

Guard (uncredited)

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Sam Labrador

Guard (uncredited)

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Richard Young

Guard (uncredited)

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Jung Kai

Guard (uncredited)

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Harry Leong

Guard (uncredited)

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Paul Tom

Guard (uncredited)

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Loo Loy

Guard (uncredited)

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Wong Fong

Guard (uncredited)

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Leo Abbey

Guard (uncredited)

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Bob Jow

Guard (uncredited)

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George Chan

Porter (uncredited)

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