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Director:
John Farrow
Writers:
Crane Wilbur (screenplay)
Porter Emerson Browne (play)
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Release Date:
30 October 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama | War more
Plot:
Karloff is the Chinese warlord Fang, who holds a group of oilmen and missionaries hostage in a remote Chinese outpost. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Karloff helps make this B movie an exception to the rule more (6 total)

Cast

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Boris Karloff ... Gen. Wu Yen Fang

Beverly Roberts ... Mrs. Jane Creed
Ricardo Cortez ... Gordon Creed
Gordon Oliver ... Jim Hallet
Sheila Bromley ... Lola Galt
Vladimir Sokoloff ... General Chow Fu-Shan
Gordon Hart ... Dr. Abernathy
Richard Loo ... Mr. Cheng
Chester Gan ... Captain Kung Nui
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luke Chan ... Chan, Abernathy's Servant (uncredited)
Paul Fung ... Station Master (uncredited)
Mia Ichioka ... Hua Mei (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson ... Harry Hemingway (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai ... General Ma (uncredited)
Eddie Lee ... Wang Chung, the Assassin (uncredited)
James B. Leong ... Pao, Man Who Goes for Help (uncredited)
Maurice Liu ... Train Conductor (uncredited)
Daro Meya ... Chinese Officer (uncredited)
Frank Tang ... Chinese Merchant (uncredited)
Sammee Tong ... Messenger (uncredited)
Tom Ung ... General Ma's Aide (uncredited)
Bruce Wong ... Train Steward (uncredited)
Douglas Wood ... Myron Galt (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Farrow 
 
Writing credits
Crane Wilbur (screenplay)

Porter Emerson Browne (play "The Bad Man")

Produced by
Bryan Foy .... associate producer (uncredited)
Hal B. Wallis .... executive producer (uncredited)
Jack L. Warner .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
L. William O'Connell  (as Lu O'Connell)
 
Film Editing by
Frank DeWar  (as Frank Dewar)
 
Art Direction by
Max Parker 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marshall Hageman .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Jo Graham .... dialogue director
Tom Gubbins .... technical advisor (as Tommy Gubbins)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
China Bandit (USA) (working title)
Cornered (USA) (working title)
The Adventures of Chang (USA) (working title)
War Lord
Warlords (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
64 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #3010)
Company:
First National Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The original play opened in New York on 30 September 1920. more
Quotes:
Gen. Wu Yen Fang: It was easy. I am Fang. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of The Bad Man (1923) more

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Karloff helps make this B movie an exception to the rule, 24 October 2002
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Author: funkyfry from Oakland CA

Boris Karloff is a renegade Chinese warlord, with his mind set on military success and sex. Ricardo Cortez begins the film as the "romantic lead", but Karloff's character ends up being the more sympathetic of the two. This is a B movie that knows it, and it pretty much succeeds in everything it does attempt. Interesting parallel towards the end between Gordon Oliver's barely-missed execution and Karloff's more final one. Karloff's makeup does not convince, but his performance does; he brings humor and strength to the character.

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