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Barbara Stanwyck in The Bitter Tea of General Yen

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

begins a Christmas season featuring the great Hollywood actress.
Tonight also starring Nils Asther
Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai from New England to marry missionary
Bob Strike. She finds a country torn by civil war, but is captivated by the mysterious, handsome warlord, General
Yen. This dazzling, beautifully atmospheric film is a moving and, in its day, controversial East-West love story.
Screenplay by EDWARD PARAMORE Based on the novel by GRACE ZARING STONE
Produced and directed by FRANK CAPRA
('The File on Thelma Jordan ' tomorrow at 12. 10am)
0 FILMS: page 25

Contributors

Unknown:
Nils Asther
Unknown:
Megan Davis
Unknown:
Bob Strike.
Play By:
Edward Paramore
Novel By:
Grace Zaring
Directed By:
Frank Capra
Unknown:
Thelma Jordan
Megan Davis:
Barbara Stanwyck
General Yen:
Nils Asther
Dr Robert Strike:
Gavin Gordon
Jones:
Walter Connolly
Mah-Li:
Toshia Mori
Mr Jackson:
Lucien Littlefield
Miss Reed:
Helen Jerome Eddy
Mrs Jackson:
Clara Blandick
Miss Avery:
Martha Mattox
Capt Li:
Richard Loo
Dr Lin:
Moy Ming
Source: Radio Times

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