The Woman from China
1930·United Kingdom·76 min.
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This fun and outrageous thriller, set in London's docklands, is stuffed full of secret lairs, trapdoors, jealousy, deceit and corruption. Chang-Li, attracted to an English typist, plots to kidnap her fiancé with the help of a young woman from China. With white actors cast in Chinese roles, the film typifies the sensationalist way Chinese communities were often depicted in 30s British fiction.
DirectorEdward Dryhurst
CastJulie Suedo·Gibb McLaughlin·Frances Cuyler·Tony Wylde·Kiyoshi Takase·R. Byron Webber·George Wynn·Clifford Pembroke·Laurie Leslie·Ian Wilson
Original titleThe Woman from China