Clive Brook credited as playing...
Captain Donald Harvey
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: [Shanghai Lily reads a telegram] From one of your lovers?
- Shanghai Lily: No.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I wish I could believe you.
- Shanghai Lily: Don't you?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: No.
- Shanghai Lily: Will you never learn to believe without proof?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I believe you, Madeline.
- Shanghai Lily: [She hands him the telegram] When I needed your faith, you withheld it. And now when I don't need it, and don't deserve it, you give it to me.
- British Officer with Newspaper: I say, Harvey, you're in for a good time.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Why?
- British Officer with Newspaper: Do you know who's on this train?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: No, who?
- British Officer with Newspaper: Shanghai Lily.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Who's Shanghai Lily?
- Cigarette Lighting British Officer: Don't tell me you've never heard of Shanghai Lily? Everybody in China knows her. She's a notorious coaster.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: What in the name of Confucius is a coaster?
- British Officer with Newspaper: You're hopeless. A coaster's a woman who lives by her wits along the China coast.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Madeline.
- Shanghai Lily: Well, Doctor, I haven't seen you in a long time. You haven't changed at all, Doctor.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, you've changed a lot, Madeline.
- Shanghai Lily: Have I, Doc? Do you mind me calling you "Doc," or must I be more respectful?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Ah, you were never respectful, and you always did call me "Doc." I didn't think I'd ever run into you again.
- Shanghai Lily: Have you thought of me much, Doc?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Let's see. Exactly how long has it been?
- Shanghai Lily: Five years and four weeks.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, for five years and four weeks, I've thought of nothing else.
- Shanghai Lily: You were always polite, Doc. You haven't changed a bit.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: You have, Madeline. You've changed a lot.
- Shanghai Lily: Have I lost my looks?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: No. You're more beautiful than ever.
- Shanghai Lily: How have I changed?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I don't know. I wish I could describe it.
- Shanghai Lily: Well, Doc, I've changed my name.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Married?
- Shanghai Lily: No. It took more than one man to change my name to Shanghai Lily.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: So you're Shanghai Lily.
- Shanghai Lily: The notorious white flower of China. You heard of me, and you always believed what you heard.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: And I still do. You see? I haven't changed at all.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, it was nice to see you again, Madeline.
- Shanghai Lily: Oh, I don't know.
- Shanghai Lily: Do you want to be alone, Doctor?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: No, it's quite all right. I was just going to turn in, anyway.
- Shanghai Lily: Don't let me detain you. I thought it was quite early. What time is it?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Nine-thirty.
- Shanghai Lily: You still have the watch I gave you, Donald.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I was afraid you'd notice it.
- Shanghai Lily: I had long hair then.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I remember quite well.
- Shanghai Lily: Do you expect to stay in Shanghai a while?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I think so.
- Shanghai Lily: Then we ought to see a lot of each other.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Perhaps.
- Shanghai Lily: What have you been doing, Donald, since I saw you last?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Nothing much. Mostly service routine. Couple of years in India after our smashup. Then I went back to England for a while. Then I was assigned to a scientific expedition in Manchuria.
- Shanghai Lily: Sounds as if you had been rather lonesome, Doc.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I can't say I was very lonesome. It was an active life, full of interest and excitement.
- Shanghai Lily: I suppose you mean women.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: It was difficult to find someone to take your place.
- Shanghai Lily: Did you try very hard?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Not particularly. I didn't want to be hurt again.
- Shanghai Lily: Always a bit selfish, Doc, thinking of your own hurt.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I can't accept your reproach. I was the only one hurt.
- Shanghai Lily: You left me without a word, purely because I indulged in a women's trick to make you jealous. I wanted to be certain that you loved me. Instead, I lost you. I suffered quite a bit, and I probably deserved it.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I was a fool to let you go out of my life.
- [They kiss]
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I wish you could tell me there'd been no other men.
- Shanghai Lily: I wish I could, Doc, but five years in China is a long time.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I wish I had 'em back.
- Shanghai Lily: What would you have done with them? There's a scheme of things. Sooner or later, we would've parted anyway. And we might never have met again.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: We wouldn't have parted, Madeline. We'd have gone back to England, married, and been very happy. There are a lot of things I wouldn't have done if I had those five years to live over again.
- Shanghai Lily: There's only one thing I wouldn't have done, Doc.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: What, for instance?
- Shanghai Lily: I wouldn't have bobbed my hair. Good night, Donald.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Well, sir, I supposed every train carries its cargo of sin, but this train is burdened with more than its share!
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Sir, you seem distressed.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: My name's Carmichael, Doctor of Divinity in the service of mankind. And whom have I the honor of addressing?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, sir, my name is Donald Harvey, Doctor of Medicine in the service of His Majesty. It's charming to make your acquaintance, sir.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Dr. Harvey, I want to put you on your guard.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: On my guard? Why, what's wrong?
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: One of them is yellow and the other one is white, but both their souls are rotten.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: You interest me. Mr. Carmichael. I'm not exactly irreligious, but... being a physician, I sometimes wonder how a man like you can locate a soul, and, having located it, diagnose its condition as rotten.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: That's heathen talk, Doctor. You're a materialist, sir. Any man with half an eye should be able to see that those two women are riding this train in search of victims.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: A very grave charge, Mr. Carmichael. I don't know anything about the Chinese woman, but as for the other lady...
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Why, confound it, sir. That's Shanghai Lily. For the last fortnight, I've been attending a man who went out of his mind after spending every penny on her. And that's not all I know. She's wrecked a dozen men up and down the China coast.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Look here, sir, you're mistaken. She's a friend of mine.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Well, sir, if I were in your boots, I wouldn't brag about it.
- Shanghai Lily: I was hoping that you would take us in to dinner. You seem upset, Doctor.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Oh no, not at all.
- Shanghai Lily: This is Captain Harvey. Miss Hui Fei.
- Hui Fei: I'm glad to meet you, Captain Harvey.
- [She puts out her hand]
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: [He bows but does not take her hand] It's a great pleasure.
- Sam Salt: Good evening, folks.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Good evening.
- Sam Salt: [Patting Hui Fei's shoulder] Time to put on the nosebag.
- Hui Fei: [to Shanghai Lily] I'll wait for you in the diner.
- Major Lenard: Bon appétit, mademoiselle.
- Shanghai Lily: Merci beaucoup, monsieur.
- Major Lenard: Bon appétit, monsieur.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Thank you, Major.
- Major Lenard: Et bonsoir.
- Shanghai Lily: Bonsoir.
- Major Lenard: Bonsoir.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Good evening, Major.
- Shanghai Lily: You're very cruel, Doc.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I reserve the privilege of choosing my friends.
- Shanghai Lily: She's no friend of mine. I was only trying to be decent.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Oh, professional courtesy?
- Shanghai Lily: Call it what you like.
- [She touches one of his medals]
- Shanghai Lily: New, isn't it?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Yes.
- Shanghai Lily: Bravery?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Oh, of sorts.
- [He touches her brooch]
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: That's new too, isn't it?
- Shanghai Lily: Yes.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: It's very becoming.
- Shanghai Lily: Merci, monsieur.
- Mr. Henry Chang: I took the liberty of presuming that you'd join me for tea.
- Shanghai Lily: I hope you don't mind if I prefer to go back to the train.
- Mr. Henry Chang: About two days' journey from here into the interior, I have a palace waiting to be graced by your presence. Could I persuade you to accept my hospitality until such time as you should grow weary of me?
- Shanghai Lily: I'm weary of you now.
- Mr. Henry Chang: I had no reason to believe my invitation would give offense to Shanghai Lily.
- Shanghai Lily: Shanghai Lily has reformed.
- Mr. Henry Chang: You don't mean to say that the eloquence of Dr. Carmichael has worked this miracle? Or is Captain Harvey to be credited with this extraordinary change?
- Shanghai Lily: Maybe.
- Mr. Henry Chang: Come, don't be a fool. I'll make it worth your while.
- [He backs her against a door and puts a hand on her hip]
- Shanghai Lily: Don't touch me.
- Mr. Henry Chang: [Harvey enters] Captain Harvey, if I were you, I'd mind my own business.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Exactly what I intend to do.
- [He knocks Chang down]
- Mr. Henry Chang: You are very fortunate in having Captain Harvey for a protector, as I've promised to return him alive.
- Mr. Henry Chang: Captain Harvey, it seems that they are waiting for you.
- [He burns through Harvey's bonds with a red hot poker]
- Mr. Henry Chang: I hope the journey won't be too lonely, and that the governor-general of Shanghai will be benefited by your skill.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Thank you, Mr. Chang. I hope someday to have the pleasure of demonstrating my skill upon you.
- Mr. Henry Chang: Your friend seems inclined to doubt me. Tell him you're going with me of your own free will, so that he can peacefully take his departure before I become too annoyed with him.
- Shanghai Lily: You better go, Donald. I decided to accept his offer.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, I wish you both a very pleasant journey.
- Shanghai Lily: Thank you, Donald.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I'd have done it for anybody.
- Sam Salt: Boy, how about straightening up this stable?
- [the porter speaks Chinese as he answers Salt's call, leaving Hui Fei smoking a cigarette in her compartment]
- Shanghai Lily: I didn't believe I'd ever see this train again. Two days more. What time is it anyway?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I don't know. I'll find out for you if you wish.
- Shanghai Lily: Where's your watch?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I had it before I went into the station. I probably lost it there, together with a few ideals. I don't think I'll go back for it. After all, it's only a watch.
- Shanghai Lily: I can't replace your ideals, but I'll buy you another watch when we get to Shanghai.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Don't bother. I'm rather glad I lost it.
- Mrs. Haggerty: I've never been so shocked in my life. I suppose the Chinese girl deserves all she's getting, but as for the other lady... Well, I'm not going to say anything. Of all the brazen creatures, playing the gramophone. Why, she's the most terrible woman I've ever met. I don't see how she can look any of us in the eye. Going off with the late Mr. Chang after the way he treated us. Bad enough she tried it before he held up the train, but after the way he tortured poor Mr. Baum...
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Look here, Mrs. Haggerty, I think you're doing the woman an injustice. I don't know what caused her to behave that way, but I'm sure there's a whole lot more behind this than appears on the surface.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Mr. Carmichael, when I had the pleasure of making your acquaintance yesterday, you volunteered an amazingly correct diagnosis of Shanghai Lily, and I see no reason for you to have changed it.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: Look here, Captain Harvey, I happen to know that she prayed all night for your safety.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I'd give anything in the world to believe the way you do, but I heard from her own lips she was leaving with Chang.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: That's rubbish!
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I wish it were.
- Sam Salt: Defending that dame. I'm pretty liberal on the subject of betting, but I wouldn't back his viewpoint for all the rice in China.
- Mrs. Haggerty: Neither would I.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Well, sir, did you find out what kind of a woman she is?
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: I found out enough to realize that she's worth a dozen of you!
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I have no exaggerated idea of my own value, but just exactly what did she say to make you so emphatic on that point?
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: She made me promise not to tell anyone, particularly not to tell you, but there's no restriction to my saying that you're a profound fool.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Be that as it may, you evidently place a great deal of faith in what Shanghai Lily says.
- Reverend Mr. Carmichael: I know you men of science regard me and my kind as meddlesome fanatics, but I'd rather have one grain of my faith than all your scientific disbelief.
- Shanghai Lily: You haven't a cigarette, have you, Doc?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: You appear to be nervous. Sleep would do you more good.
- Shanghai Lily: What makes you think I'm nervous?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: For one thing, your hands are trembling.
- Shanghai Lily: That's because you touched me, Doc.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I've been wanting to talk to you, Madeline. Mr. Carmichael tells me you prayed for me last night. I can't quite reconcile that with what followed. If you did pray for me, which I doubt, do you mind telling me why?
- Shanghai Lily: I would have done that for anybody, Doc. Good night.
- Sam Salt: Good-bye, Captain Harvey.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Mr. Salt.
- Sam Salt: I owe you my life, and I'm not the man to forget it. Although between you and me, it isn't worth much.
- [last lines]
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Forgive me for following you a moment ago, Madeline. I was afraid of losing you.
- Shanghai Lily: I was only buying you another watch.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: What good is a watch without you?
- Shanghai Lily: I wish I could replace everything else, too. Good-bye, Donald.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I'm not going to let you out of my life again, Madeline. Everything else has become so unimportant. I don't care whether you were going to leave with another man or not, nor do I want to know the reason. What I want is another chance for a new start. I'll be different. You'll never have any cause for regret. Please forgive me for my lack of faith. Please do. I know I've no right to ask you even to listen to me.
- Shanghai Lily: It's very easy to listen to you, Donald. You know I love you. I always have and I always will.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: I don't deserve that. I know I behaved badly.
- Shanghai Lily: Perhaps it was my fault. I should have told you everything.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: There's only one thing I want you to tell me, Madeline.
- Shanghai Lily: What's that?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: How in the name of Confucius can I kiss you with all these people around?
- Shanghai Lily: But Donald, there's no one here but you and I. Besides, many lovers come to railroad stations to kiss without attracting attention.
- Sam Salt: How's the invalid coming along, Doctor?
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: He'll be all right in a few weeks, poor fellow.
- Sam Salt: That's more than I can say for myself. I bet if you opened me up right now, you'd find my nerves tangled up like a mess of Chinese noodles.
- Mrs. Haggerty: I guess this journey hasn't done any of us any good.
- Sam Salt: All except that Chinese dame. She's twenty thousand to the good for settling the hash of the honorable Mr. Chang. I wish I'd taken a crack at him first. How about you, Major?
- Major Lenard: Je regarde beaucoup, monsieur, mais je ne comprends pas seulement qu'est-ce que vous dites.
- Sam Salt: [to Mrs. Haggerty] I'm telling you, it's a lucky thing for him that you're here.
- Eric Baum: I shouldn't get off, night air's bad for me.
- Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey: Don't be silly, Mr Baum, we're in a civil war - spy scares and firing squads.