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The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1933 · Frank Capra · 88 min

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They found a love they dared not touch!

Shanghai, China, the 1920s. In the midst of a bloody civil war, General Yen, a ruthless warlord, rescues Megan Davis —who was about to marry a missionary— from certain death amid the chaos.

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6.3/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database106 votes

Barbara StanwyckMegan

Nils AstherGeneral Yen

Toshia MoriMah-Li

Walter ConnollyJones

Gavin GordonBob

Lucien LittlefieldMr. Jackson

Richard LooCaptain Li

Helen Jerome EddyMiss Reed

Emmett CorriganBishop Harkness

Cast

Barbara StanwyckMegan

Nils AstherGeneral Yen

Toshia MoriMah-Li

Walter ConnollyJones

Gavin GordonBob

Lucien LittlefieldMr. Jackson

Richard LooCaptain Li

Helen Jerome EddyMiss Reed

Emmett CorriganBishop Harkness

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