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Incident in Shanghai is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst.[1][2] It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000.[3]
It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.[4]
Plot
In Shanghai, Madeleine Linden is an unhappy wife who falls in love with wounded pilot Pat Avon, upon whom her husband Brian, the head of the Red Cross, must operate.
Cast
- Margaret Vyner as Madeleine Linden
- Patrick Barr as Pat Avon
- Ralph Roberts as Robert Barlow
- Derek Gorst as Brian Linden
- John Deverell as Weepie
- George Courtney as Mel Purdue
- Lotus Fragrance as Butterfly Ku
- Rita Davies as Ada Newell
Critical reception
TV Guide called it a "...plodding romantic drama."[5]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | INCIDENT IN SHANGHAI (1938)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ "Incident at Shanghai (1937) - John Paddy Carstairs | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ Chibnall p.49
- ^ Chibnall p.106
- ^ "Incident at Shanghai".
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
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