Underplayed Gems

Incident in Shanghai (1938)

Incident in Shanghai poster
Directed by
John Paddy Carstairs
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British drama set during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It follows characters caught up in the conflict in Shanghai.

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What happens

Incident in Shanghai is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000. It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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