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Night Plane from Chungking (1942)

Night Plane from Chungking poster
Directed by
Ralph Murphy
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A plane carrying passengers from Chungking during World War II becomes the setting for romance and danger. The travelers include a doctor and a woman with a secret past. They must work together against threats both personal and military.

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What happens

Night Plane from Chungking (also known as China Pass and Sky Over China) is a 1943 American war film released by Paramount Pictures, directed by Ralph Murphy, and produced by Michael Kraike and Walter MacEwen from a screenplay by Lester Cole, Earl Fenton and Theodore Reeves, adapted by Sidney Biddell from the 1931 story by Harry Hervey. The film stars Robert Preston and Ellen Drew, with Otto Kruger and Stephen Geray. Night Plane from Chungking was a remake of Paramount's earlier film Shanghai Express (1932). The film was remade as Peking Express (1951). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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