Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against Japanese in World War 2.Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against Japanese in World War 2.Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against Japanese in World War 2.
Teala Loring
- Lucy Dell
- (as Judith Gibson)
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- TriviaThe earliest documented telecast of this film in the New York City area occurred Monday 12 November 1945 on pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). In Detroit it first aired Wednesday 29 December 1948 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Albuquerque Saturday 19 February 1949 on KOB (Channel 4), in both Washington DC and Baltimore Tuesday 3 May 1949 on WMAL (Channel 7) and on WAAM (Channel 13), and in Atlanta Saturday 22 October 1949 on WAGA (Channel 5).
- ConnectionsReferenced in Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007)
- SoundtracksYankee Doodle
(uncredited)
Traditional music of English origin
Performed by Lin Ying's Class
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A classic for Wong and for "Poverty Row"
Some B movies transcend, others lower themselves into the "so bad t's funny' category. But most fall into the general category of 'good B-movie" - entertaining but forgettable.
This film can be enjoyed as a good B-movie, If one doesn't know much of film history, there it ends - a solid B- movie from the early '40s.
But pay attention! I've watched this film several times - it's actually difficult to watch, the scene where the young boy gets wasted by Japanese machine gun fire is not fun. But the images keep pulling me along.
This is a great film, for two reasons. First, director Lewis, cinematographer Cline and editor Henkel are using the film to work out knowledge of film history that more mainstream studios would not have allowed then - Sergei Eisentein's influence is all over the film.
Secondly, Anna May Wong - a great actress relegated to small parts as the 'sultry Asian' - she is truly magnificent here, this performance would have won an Oscar for any other actress at a later time.
Yes it's still a B-movie plot and much of the dialog has to conform to that. But so much of this is rich in construction and detail that I insist it remains a classic - unrecognized but undeniable.
This film can be enjoyed as a good B-movie, If one doesn't know much of film history, there it ends - a solid B- movie from the early '40s.
But pay attention! I've watched this film several times - it's actually difficult to watch, the scene where the young boy gets wasted by Japanese machine gun fire is not fun. But the images keep pulling me along.
This is a great film, for two reasons. First, director Lewis, cinematographer Cline and editor Henkel are using the film to work out knowledge of film history that more mainstream studios would not have allowed then - Sergei Eisentein's influence is all over the film.
Secondly, Anna May Wong - a great actress relegated to small parts as the 'sultry Asian' - she is truly magnificent here, this performance would have won an Oscar for any other actress at a later time.
Yes it's still a B-movie plot and much of the dialog has to conform to that. But so much of this is rich in construction and detail that I insist it remains a classic - unrecognized but undeniable.
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- May 6, 2011
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- Also known as
- Bomber över Burma
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- Budget
- $25,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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