A pilot carrying a valuable amulet is shot down over China by a ruthless Russian agent, who also wants the amulet.A pilot carrying a valuable amulet is shot down over China by a ruthless Russian agent, who also wants the amulet.A pilot carrying a valuable amulet is shot down over China by a ruthless Russian agent, who also wants the amulet.
Lynda Grey
- Irene Roma
- (as Linda Gray)
Victor Sen Yung
- Wang
- (as Victor Young)
Spencer Chan
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Moy Ming
- Businessman
- (uncredited)
Layne Tom Jr.
- Chinese Boy at School
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe earliest documented telecasts of this film in New York City occurred Monday 16 October 1944 on NBC's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1), and Monday 14 October 1946 on Dumont Television Network's WABD (Channel 5), in Los Angeles Sunday 11 April 1948 on Dumont's KTLA (Channel 5), in Baltimore Saturday 19 June 1948 on WBAL (Channel 11), and in Chicago Saturday 17 July 1948 on WGN (Channel 9).
- GoofsWhen Johnny enters the hotel lobby and goes to the area in which the three courtesy phones are located, the middle phone is in use. Johnny makes his call on the phone on the left, but when he finishes his conversation, he hangs up the middle phone.
- Quotes
Howard Barclay: You're witnessing a preview of what the next war will be like.
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If you just want to relax and not be challenged by a movie, but not be bored either, this one is for you. Cheaply made and a little slow at times, it nonetheless is quite entertaining. James Dunn and Ralph Morgan are performers who hold your attention. Linda Gray is leaden as an actress, but she is gorgeous in an offbeat way. Robert Barat is good as usual. The plot is entertaining enough, although the mcguffin is not necessarily worth all the to-do.
This was released in 1938. A scene of a city being bombed while our heros try to escape seems lifted from some other movie. It was probably pasted in to give this movie some excitement. However, it also reflected the anxiety people felt in those days about aerial bombardment. As Ralph Morgan says "This is what the next war will look like." And it did.
This was released in 1938. A scene of a city being bombed while our heros try to escape seems lifted from some other movie. It was probably pasted in to give this movie some excitement. However, it also reflected the anxiety people felt in those days about aerial bombardment. As Ralph Morgan says "This is what the next war will look like." And it did.
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- Thunder Over China
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Shadows Over Shanghai (1938) officially released in Canada in English?
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