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The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Released: December 25, 1932 (1932)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Emmett Corrigan as Bishop Harkness
Age at release: 61
- Clara Blandick as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)
Age at release: 56
- Walter Connolly as Jones
Age at release: 45
- Lucien Littlefield as Mr. Jacobson
Age at release: 37
- Nils Asther as General Yen
Age at release: 35
- Helen Jerome Eddy as Miss Reed
Age at release: 35
- Gavin Gordon as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike
Age at release: 31
- Richard Loo as Captain Li
Age at release: 29
- Barbara Stanwyck as Megan Davis
Age at release: 25
- Toshia Mori as Mah-Li
Age at release: 20
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- Robert Bolder as Missionary
Age at release: 73
- Moy Ming as Dr. Lin
Age at release: 69
- Robert Wayne as Rev. Bostwick
Age at release: 68
- Knute Erickson as Dr. Hansen
Age at release: 62
- Lillian Leighton as Missionary
Age at release: 58
- Arthur Millett as Mr. Pettis
Age at release: 58
- Nora Cecil as Missionary
Age at release: 54
- Martha Mattox as Miss Avery
Age at release: 53
- Wong Chung as Chinese Officer
Age at release: 52
- Jessie Arnold as Mrs. Blake
Age at release: 48
- Adda Gleason as Mrs. Bowman
Age at release: 44
- Willie Fung as Officer (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Ella Hall as Mrs. Amelia Hansen
Age at release: 35