Summary
The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.3/5
Audience score56%
Box office
1.2×its budget
- Budget
- $947 K
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it earned $173 K more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1934
November 23, 1934
92 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more13 people
- Greta GarboKatrin Koerber Fane
- Herbert MarshallWalter Fane
- George BrentJack Townsend
- Warner OlandGeneral Yu
- Jean HersholtHerr Koerber
- Bodil RosingFrau Koerber
- Katharine AlexanderMrs. Townsend
- Cecilia ParkerOlga
Soo YongAmah
Forrester HarveyWaddington
Ethel GriffiesLady Coldchester (uncredited)
Olaf HyttenDr. Somerset (uncredited)
Keye LukeShay Key Fong (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Richard Boleslawski Director
Writing · 4
- Salka Viertel Screenplay
- John Meehan Screenplay
- Edith Fitzgerald Screenplay
- W. Somerset Maugham Novel
Production · 1
- Hunt Stromberg Producer
Camera · 2
- William H. Daniels Director of Photography
- Milton Brown Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Hugh Wynn Editor
Sound · 1
- Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
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