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The General Died at Dawn
The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

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DramaThriller

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

98 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

17 November 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

O'Hara

Madeleine Carroll

Madeleine Carroll

Judy Perrie

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

General Yang

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Mr. Wu

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Peter Perrie

William Frawley

William Frawley

Brighton

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Leach

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Oxford

Lee Tung Foo

Lee Tung Foo

Mr. Chen

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Stewart

Val Duran

Val Duran

Wong

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Bartender

Hans Fuerberg

Hans Fuerberg

Yang's Military Advisor

John O'Hara

John O'Hara

Newspaper Reporter

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

No Matches Man (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Dining Car Man (uncredited)

Frank Young

Frank Young

Travel Agent (uncredited)

Irene Bennett

Irene Bennett

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Spencer Chan

Killer (uncredited)

Suey Chan

Suey Chan

Guard (uncredited)

Thomas Chan

Thomas Chan

Houseboy (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

American Husband (uncredited)

Charles Leong

Charles Leong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Lewis Milestone

Lewis Milestone

Reporter (uncredited)

Clifford Odets

Clifford Odets

Cameo (uncredited)

Harold Tong

Harold Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Kam Tong

Kam Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Hans von Morhart

Hans von Morhart

Mandarin (uncredited)

Walter Wong

Walter Wong

Bartender (uncredited)

Swan Yee

Swan Yee

Houseboy (uncredited)

Harry Yip

Harry Yip

Houseboy (uncredited)

Carol de Castro

Carol de Castro

Clerk (uncredited)

Dudley Lee

Dudley Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Walter Lem

Walter Lem

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

George Wong Wah

George Wong Wah

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

Tom Ung

Tom Ung

Steward on Train (uncredited)

Taft Jung

Taft Jung

Guard (uncredited)

Sam Labrador

Sam Labrador

Guard (uncredited)

Richard Young

Richard Young

Guard (uncredited)

Jung Kai

Jung Kai

Guard (uncredited)

Harry Leong

Harry Leong

Guard (uncredited)

Paul Tom

Paul Tom

Guard (uncredited)

Loo Loy

Loo Loy

Guard (uncredited)

Wong Fong

Wong Fong

Guard (uncredited)

Leo Abbey

Leo Abbey

Guard (uncredited)

Bob Jow

Bob Jow

Guard (uncredited)

George Chan

George Chan

Porter (uncredited)

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