Lady from Chungking

Lady from Chungking
Cover to Alpha Video's region-1 DVD release
Directed by	William Nigh^[1]
Produced by	Arthur Alexander Alfred Stern
Written by	Milton Raison Sam Robins
Starring	Anna May Wong
Music by	Lee Zahler
Cinematography	Marcel Le Picard
Edited by	Charles Henkel Jr.
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release dates	December 21, 1942 (1942-12-21)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American war film.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of an aristocratic Chinese woman leading a group of Chinese fighters against Japan during World War II.^[2]

Plot

A small Chinese village is the location of this World War II story where Chinese nationals fight a guerrilla war against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tiger pilots who are currently in the custody of the Japanese. The rescue mission takes on even more importance with the arrival of a Japanese General, which signals a major offensive taking place in the area.

Cast

Anna May Wong... Kwan Mei^[1]
Harold Huber... General Kaimura
Mae Clarke... Lavara
Rick Vallin... Rodney Carr
Paul Bryar... Pat O'Roulke
Ted Hecht... Lieutenant Shimoto
Ludwig Donath... Hans Gruber
James B. Leong... Chen
Archie Got... Mochow
Walter Soo Hoo... Lu-Chi

Availability

Alpha Video released the film on region-1 DVD on May 31, 2005.^[3]

Notes

1 2 Lady from Chungking (1942) at the Internet Movie Database
↑ Synopsis based on Erickson, Hal. "Lady from Chungking". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
↑ "Lady from Chungking". www.oldies.com. Retrieved 2008-05-25. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

Lady from Chungking (1942) at the Internet Movie Database
Erickson, Hal. "The Lady from Chungking". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-05-25.

External links

Lady from Chungking (1942) at the Internet Movie Database
Lady from Chungking at AllMovie
Lady from Chungking is available for free download at the Internet Archive

Films directed by William Nigh

Salomy Jane (1914)
Emmy of Stork's Nest (1915)
The Kiss of Hate (1916)
The Slave (1917)
Wife Number Two (1917)
Casey of the Coast Guard (1926)
The Fire Brigade (1926)
Mr. Wu (1927)
The Nest (1927)
The Law of the Range (1928)
Across to Singapore (1928)
Four Walls (1928)
Desert Nights (1929)
Thunder (1929)
Lord Byron of Broadway (1930)
Without Honor (1932)
Men Are Such Fools (1932)
Mystery Liner (1934)
House of Mystery (1934)
City Limits (1934)
Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)
She Gets Her Man (1935)
His Night Out (1935)
The Old Homestead (1935)
Don't Get Personal (1936)
Crash Donovan (1936)
Bill Cracks Down (1937)
The Law Commands (1937)
Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
Atlantic Flight (1937)
A Bride for Henry (1937)
Romance of the Limberlost (1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective (1938)
Gangster's Boy (1938)
The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1939)
The Streets of New York (1939)
Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
The Fatal Hour (1940)
Son of the Navy (1940)
Doomed to Die (1940)
The Ape (1940)
Zis Boom Bah (1941)
Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
Black Dragons (1942)
Lady from Chungking (1942)
Corregidor (1943)
The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
Trocadero (1944)
Divorce (1945)
Allotment Wives (1945)
The Gay Cavalier (1946)
Partners in Time (1946)
I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

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