Lady from Chungking
{{short description|1942 film by William Nigh}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lady from Chungking
| image = The Lady from Chungking.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = William Nigh{{IMDb title|0036093|Lady from Chungking (1942)}}
| producer = Arthur Alexander
Alfred Stern
| writer = Milton Raison
Sam Robins
| narrator =
| starring = Anna May Wong
| music = Lee Zahler
| cinematography = Marcel Le Picard
| editing = Charles Henkel Jr.
| distributor = Producers Releasing Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1942|12|21}}
| runtime = 66 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American war film.
Plot
In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots who are currently in the custody of the Japanese. The rescue mission takes on even more importance with the arrival of a Japanese general, which signals a major offensive taking place in the area.
Cast
- Anna May Wong – Kwan Mei
- Harold Huber – General Kaimura
- Mae Clarke – Lavara
- Rick Vallin – Rodney Carr
- Paul Bryar – Pat O'Rourke
- Ted Hecht – Lieutenant Shimoto
- Ludwig Donath – Hans Gruber
- James B. Leong – Chen
- Archie Got – Mochow
- Walter Soo Hoo – Lu-Chi
Home media
Alpha Video released the film on region-1 DVD on May 31, 2005.{{cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/product-view/4758D.html|title=Lady from Chungking|accessdate=2008-05-25|website=www.oldies.com/}}
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0036093|Lady from Chungking}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=LadyfromChungking|name=Lady from Chungking}}
{{William Nigh}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American World War II propaganda films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by William Nigh
Category:Flying Tigers in fiction
Category:Producers Releasing Corporation films
Category:Second Sino-Japanese War films
Category:English-language war films
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