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China Girl

  • 19421942
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
621
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Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
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With America still neutral, an American news photographer on assignment in Burma is courted by both the Japanese and The Flying Tiger volunteers fighting for China to film the strategic Burm... Read allWith America still neutral, an American news photographer on assignment in Burma is courted by both the Japanese and The Flying Tiger volunteers fighting for China to film the strategic Burma Road.With America still neutral, an American news photographer on assignment in Burma is courted by both the Japanese and The Flying Tiger volunteers fighting for China to film the strategic Burma Road.
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621
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    • Henry Hathaway
    • Ben Hecht
    • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • George Montgomery
    • Lynn Bari
    • Henry Hathaway
    • Ben Hecht
    • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
  • Stars
    • Gene Tierney
    • George Montgomery
    • Lynn Bari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney, Victor McLaglen, and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney in China Girl (1942)
    Gene Tierney in China Girl (1942)

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    Gene Tierney
    Gene Tierney
    • Miss Haoli Young
    George Montgomery
    George Montgomery
    • Johnny Williams
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Captain Fifi
    Victor McLaglen
    Victor McLaglen
    • Maj. Bull Weed
    Alan Baxter
    Alan Baxter
    • Bill Jones
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Jarubi
    Myron McCormick
    • Shorty McGuire
    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Chandu
    • (as Bobby Blake)
    Ann Pennington
    Ann Pennington
    • Entertainer
    Philip Ahn
    Philip Ahn
    • Dr. Young
    Oie Chan
    • Mrs. Foo - Housekeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Das
    • Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Fung
    • Japanese Governor
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Gan
    Chester Gan
    • Japanese Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Allen Jung
    Allen Jung
    • Japanese Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    • Flyer
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Lee
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Lal Chand Mehra
    Lal Chand Mehra
    • Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
      • Henry Hathaway
      • Ben Hecht
      • Darryl F. Zanuck(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Betty Grable was considered for the Gene Tierney role.
    • Goofs
      The Japanese infantrymen are wearing German helmets.
    • Quotes

      Japanese Governor: Why do Americans continually misunderstand us?

      Johnny Williams: I can't imagine.

      Japanese Governor: I dislike to say it; but, your countrymen are sometimes a little stupid. And I hope you will not be stupid, Mr. Williams. I will regret, deeply, having to regard you as a spy, rather than a friend.

    • Crazy credits
      An American will fight for three things _ _ for a woman, for himself, and for a better world.
    • Connections
      References Gunga Din (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)
      (uncredited)

      Music by Albert von Tilzer

      Lyrics by Junie McCree

      Sung and danced by Ann Pennington

    User reviews17

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    4/10
    Hoodwinked
    With Occidental Gene Tierney playing the title role in China Girl this World War II era propaganda flick has not aged well over the decades. Certainly Anna May Wong could have and should have been cast in the lead. But Darryl F. Zanuck ever conscious of that southern market if he was going to do an interracial love story could not have a real Oriental as the lead.

    George Montgomery who was one of many players backing up Tyrone Power at 20th Century Fox when Power wasn't available plays one of Power's typical hero/heel type parts. Montgomery is a newsreel cameraman and flier who gets hoodwinked by a pair of Japanese agents, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen, to working for them, but not for long. In fact Bari with Montgomery around has trouble keeping her mind on her mission.

    Gene is as beautiful as ever and she and Montgomery would go on to do much better films. Unless you have a taste for World War II propaganda films, pass this by.
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    • May 17, 2015

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    • Release date
      • December 9, 1942 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Black and White

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