The Wife of General Ling
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Wife of General Ling
| image = The Wife of General Ling.jpg
| caption =
| director = Ladislao Vajda
| producer = John Stafford
| writer = {{ubl|Peter Cheyney (novel)|Dorothy Hope (novel)|Ákos Tolnay|Reginald Long}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Griffith Jones|Valéry Inkijinoff|Adrianne Renn|Alan Napier}}
| music = Jack Beaver
| cinematography = James Wilson
| editing = David Lean
| studio = Premier-Stafford Productions
| distributor = {{ubl|RKO (UK)|Gaumont-British (US)}}
| released = {{Film date|1937|04|07|df=y}}
| runtime = 72 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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The Wife of General Ling is a 1937 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Griffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff and Adrianne Renn.{{cite web |title=The Wife of General Ling |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150054294 |website=BFI Collections Search |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=31 March 2024}} It was adapted from a novel by Dorothy Hope and Peter Cheyney. The film was made at Shepperton Studios by the independent company Premier-Stafford Productions.
Plot
Following the murder of a loyal Chinese, John Fenton, a British secret-service agent, is aided by the European wife of a Hong Kong merchant, Mr Wong, to expose him as a rebel war lord, General Ling.
Cast
- Griffith Jones as John Fenton
- Valéry Inkijinoff as General Ling / Mr. Wong
- Adrianne Renn as Tai Wong
- Alan Napier as Governor
- Anthony Eustrel as See Long
- Jiro Soneya as Yuan
- Hugh McDermott as Tracy
- Gibson Gowland as Mike
- Gabrielle Brune as Germaine
- Lotus Fragrance as Tai's Maid
- Marian Spencer as Lady Buckram
- Billy Holland as Police Sergeant
- George Merritt as Police Commissioner
- Howard Douglas as Doctor
Notability
- Although R. Thomas is the editor credited, David Lean was involved feasibly with the editing.
- A poster for Wife of General Ling appears within a movie-theater backdrop in the motion picture, Boxcar Bertha.{{cite AV media | people=Scorsese, Martin (director) | date=14 June 1972 | title=Boxcar Bertha | type=Motion picture | location=Los Angeles | publisher=American International Pictures | time = 1h:8m:42s }}
- This film contains the only recording of the dancing of the "Mother of Chinese Modern Dance", Dai Ailian, from her time in London.{{cite book |last1=Wilcox |first1=Emily |title=Revolutionary bodies : Chinese dance and the socialist legacy |isbn=9780520300576 |doi=10.1525/luminos.58 |year=2018 |s2cid=191503359 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0122316}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films based on American novels
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films directed by Ladislao Vajda
Category:Films set in Hong Kong
Category:Films shot at Shepperton Studios
Category:Films scored by Jack Beaver
Category:British black-and-white films
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