Incident in Shanghai is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst.[1][2] It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000.[3]
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Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
Written by | A. R. Rawlinson |
Based on | an original story by John Paddy Carstairs |
Produced by | Anthony Havelock-Allan |
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Cinematography | Francis Carver |
Edited by | Lister Laurance |
Production company | British & Dominions Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 25 January 1938 (London) |
Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.[4]
In Shanghai, Madeleine Linden is an unhappy wife who falls in love with wounded pilot Pat Avon, upon whom her husband Brian, the head of the Red Cross, must operate.
TV Guide called it a "...plodding romantic drama."[5]
Incident in Shanghai at IMDb
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