Disputed Passage (1939)

Directed by

Frank Borzage

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A medical student travels to China during the war where he works alongside other doctors. He falls in love with a woman but their relationship is complicated by cultural conflicts and the dangers around them.

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What happens

Disputed Passage is a 1939 American drama war film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett and William Collier Sr. Set in war-torn China, the film was described by The New York Times as a "lavish soap opera". The film was based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas and was produced by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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