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  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
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    88 min | Drama, Romance, War
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)
Approved
88 min | Drama, Romance, War

A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
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Director
Frank Capra (as Frank R. Capra)
Writers
Grace Zaring Stone (from the story by) | Edward E. Paramore Jr. (screen play) (as Edward Paramore)
Composer
W. Franke Harling (musical score) (as W. Frank Harling)
Cinematographer
Joseph Walker (photography)
Editor
Edward Curtiss (as Edward Curtis)
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Updated Dec 25, 1932

Release date
Jan 6, 1933 (United States)
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32 cast members
Name Known for
Nils Asther
General Yen General Yen   See fewer
Toshia Mori
Mah-Li Mah-Li   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Jackson Mr. Jackson   See fewer
Richard Loo
Capt. Li Capt. Li   See fewer
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss Reed Miss Reed   See fewer
Emmett Corrigan
Bishop Harkness Bishop Harkness   See fewer
Jessie Arnold
Mrs. Blake (uncredited) Mrs. Blake (uncredited)   See fewer
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Jackson (uncredited) Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Bolder
Missionary (uncredited) Missionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Nora Cecil
Missionary (uncredited) Missionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Wong Chung
Chinese Officer (uncredited) Chinese Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Knute Erickson
Dr. Hansen (uncredited) Dr. Hansen (uncredited)   See fewer
Willie Fung
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Adda Gleason
Mrs. Bowman (uncredited) Mrs. Bowman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ella Hall
Mrs. Amelia Hansen (uncredited) Mrs. Amelia Hansen (uncredited)   See fewer
Daisy Jefferson
Mrs. Warden (uncredited) Mrs. Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Johnson
Dr. Schuler (uncredited) Dr. Schuler (uncredited)   See fewer
Tetsu Komai
Gen. Yen's Messenger (uncredited) Gen. Yen's Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Lee
Chinese Soldier (uncredited) Chinese Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Milton Lee
Telegrapher (uncredited) Telegrapher (uncredited)   See fewer
Lillian Leighton
Missionary (uncredited) Missionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Harriet Lorraine
Missionary (uncredited) Missionary (uncredited)   See fewer
Doris Louellyn
Mrs. Meigs (uncredited) Mrs. Meigs (uncredited)   See fewer
Martha Mattox
Miss Avery (uncredited) Miss Avery (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Millett
Mr. Pettis (uncredited) Mr. Pettis (uncredited)   See fewer
Moy Ming
Dr. Lin (uncredited) Dr. Lin (uncredited)   See fewer
Miller Newman
Dr. Mott (uncredited) Dr. Mott (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Wayne
Rev. Bostwick (uncredited) Rev. Bostwick (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Young
Engineer (uncredited) Engineer (uncredited)   See fewer
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