71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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China Doll

Frank Borzage
     88 m.
Synopsis
Aviator Cliff Brandon runs supplies to and frombetween India and China. One day, when an old Chineseman is trying to sell his daughter to any American soldier who'll have her, Brandon falls drunkenly out of a bar and shoves a handful of dollars at the old man, unaware that he has just purchased Shu-Jen (?Beautiful Gem?). Although his first reaction is to take the girl back, a missionary warns him that doing so would only make her family even poorer. Shu-Jen transforms the soldier's hovel into a flower-filled home and the couple eventually get married, only to be separated by the war.
Director
Frank Borzage
Screenplay
Kitty Buhler, (Joel Murcott)
Photography
William H. Clothier
Edition
Jack Murray
Music
Henry Vars
Cast
Victor Mature (Captain Cliff Brandon), Li Li Hua (Shu-Jen), Ward Bond (Father Cairns), Bob Mathias (Lieutenant Phil Gates)
Running Time
88 m.
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