The Bitter Tea of General Yen poster

Feature film — 1933

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

6.31h 28mDrama — Romance — War

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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A high-signal pick with 106 votes.

Columbia Pictures

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Director: Frank Capra

On screen

Cast & crew

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan

Barbara Stanwyck

Megan

Nils Asther as General Yen

Nils Asther

General Yen

Toshia Mori as Mah-Li

Toshia Mori

Mah-Li

Walter Connolly as Jones

Walter Connolly

Jones

Gavin Gordon as Bob

Gavin Gordon

Bob

Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Jackson

Lucien Littlefield

Mr. Jackson

Richard Loo as Captain Li

Richard Loo

Captain Li

Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Reed

Helen Jerome Eddy

Miss Reed

Emmett Corrigan as Bishop Harkness

Emmett Corrigan

Bishop Harkness

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