The General Died at Dawn (1936)
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
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Gary Cooper
as O'Hara
as O'Hara
Madeleine Carroll
as Judy Perrie
as Judy Perrie
Akim Tamiroff
as General Yang
as General Yang
Dudley Digges
as Mr. Wu
as Mr. Wu
Porter Hall
as Peter Perrie
as Peter Perrie
William Frawley
as Brighton
as Brighton
J.M. Kerrigan
as Leach
as Leach
Philip Ahn
as Oxford
as Oxford
Lee Tung Foo
as Mr. Chen
as Mr. Chen
Leonid Kinskey
as Stewart
as Stewart
Val Duran
as Wong
as Wong
Willie Fung
as Bartender
as Bartender
Hans Fuerberg
as Yang's Military Advisor
as Yang's Military Advisor
John O'Hara
as Newspaper Reporter
as Newspaper Reporter
Russell Hicks
as No Matches Man (uncredited)
as No Matches Man (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
as Dining Car Man (uncredited)
as Dining Car Man (uncredited)
Frank Young
as Travel Agent (uncredited)
as Travel Agent (uncredited)
Irene Bennett
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Spencer Chan
as Killer (uncredited)
as Killer (uncredited)
Suey Chan
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Thomas Chan
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
as Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)
as Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
as American Husband (uncredited)
as American Husband (uncredited)
Charles Leong
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Lewis Milestone
as Reporter (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
Clifford Odets
as Cameo (uncredited)
as Cameo (uncredited)
Harold Tong
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Kam Tong
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart
as Mandarin (uncredited)
as Mandarin (uncredited)
Walter Wong
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Bartender (uncredited)
Swan Yee
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Harry Yip
as Houseboy (uncredited)
as Houseboy (uncredited)
Carol de Castro
as Clerk (uncredited)
as Clerk (uncredited)
Dudley Lee
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Walter Lem
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tommy Lee
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
George Wong Wah
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
as Waiter on Train (uncredited)
Tom Ung
as Steward on Train (uncredited)
as Steward on Train (uncredited)
Taft Jung
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Sam Labrador
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Richard Young
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Jung Kai
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Harry Leong
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Paul Tom
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Loo Loy
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Wong Fong
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Leo Abbey
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
Bob Jow
as Guard (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
George Chan
as Porter (uncredited)
as Porter (uncredited)
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William LeBaron
Producer
Producer
Lewis Milestone
Director
Director
Charles G. Booth
Story
Story
Ernst Fegté
Art Direction
Art Direction
Eda Warren
Editor
Editor
Clifford Odets
Screenplay
Screenplay
Victor Milner
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Art Direction
Werner Janssen
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Art Smith
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Travis Banton
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Boris Morros
Music Director
Music Director
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Harry D. Mills
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
A. E. Freudeman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Adolph Zukor
Presenter
Presenter
Louis Mesenkop
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Andrey Tolstoy
Technical Advisor
Technical Advisor
Hal Walker
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Charles Gemora
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Charles Althouse
Sound
Sound
Irvin Talbot
Conductor
Conductor
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