Summary
American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.
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Audiences 42GoodWatch 51
IMDb6.0
Audience score23%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for dramas, −10 min on the typical 109
typical 10999Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1958
June 6, 1958
68 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceWarLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
ChineseMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 11 more14 people
- Victor MatureCapt. Cliff Brandon
- Li Li-HuaShu-Jen
- Ward BondFather Cairns
- Johnny DesmondSgt. Steve Hill
- Stuart WhitmanLt. Dan O'Neill
- Elaine DevryAlice Nichols
- Ann McCreaMona Perkins
- Denver PyleCol. Wiley
Don 'Red' BarryMSgt. Hal Foster
Tige AndrewsCpl. Carlo Menotti
Gregg BartonAirman
Lisa LuTulips
Cosmo SardoPlane Passenger
Steve MitchellDave Reisner
Directing · 1
- Frank Borzage Director, Producer
Writing · 3
- James Benson Nablo Writer
- Thomas F. Kelly Writer
- Kitty Buhler Writer
Camera · 1
- William H. Clothier Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Murray Editor
Sound · 2
- Henry Vars Original Music Composer
- Earl Crain Sr. Sound
Art · 1
- Howard Richmond Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Layne Britton Makeup Artist
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