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Disputed Passage
Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage

"Love...marriage...give them up...they're not for we men of science! "

Genres

DramaWar

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A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

25 October 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour

Audrey Hilton

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Dr. 'Tubby' Forster

John Howard

John Howard

John Wesley Beaven

Judith Barrett

Judith Barrett

Winifred Bane

William Collier Sr.

William Collier Sr.

Dr. William Cunningham

Victor Varconi

Victor Varconi

Dr. LaFerriere

Gordon Jones

Gordon Jones

Bill Anderson

Keye Luke

Keye Luke

Andrew Abbott

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

Mrs. Cunningham

Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)

Billy Cook

Billy Cook

Johnny Merkle

William Pawley

William Pawley

Mr. Merkle

Renie Riano

Renie Riano

Mrs. Riley

Z.T. Nyi

Z.T. Nyi

Chinese Ambassador

Philson Ahn

Philson Ahn

Kai

E. Y. Chung

E. Y. Chung

Dr Ling (as Dr. E. Y. Chung)

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Dr. Fung

Li Dandan

Li Dandan

Aviatrix (as Lee Ya-Ching)

Hortense Arbogast

Hortense Arbogast

Nurse (uncredited)

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