The Bitter tea of General Yen

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Call Number: DVD Drama Bitter
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1933.
Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Gavin Gordon, Walter Connolly.
At the height of the Chinese Civil War, American missionary Megan Davis arrives in Shanghai to marry another missionary, Robert Strike. As soon as she arrives, however, the couple must save a group of orphans from a fire. Injured and separated from her fiance, Megan is rescued and taken to the home of General Yen. While Megan and the general grow closer, one of the general's concubines seems to be secretly working for Yen's enemies.
DVD; Full screen (1.33 aspect ratio) presentation.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

One of the first films about interracial romance submitted by willow on April 5, 2016, 3:37pm This movie depicts a relationship between Megan Davis, played by Barbara Stanwyck, and General Yen, a Chinese warlord played by Nils Asther; the New York Times film reviewer noted "Mr. Asther's make-up is impressive, with slanting eyes and dark skin. He talks with a foreign accent." His concubine is played by Toshia Mori, a Japanese immigrant. The love scene occurs during a dream. The film was made prior to the Hays code, which banned depictions of miscegenation; there was a public outcry against the "indecency" of this film.