Incident in Shanghai

Incident in Shanghai
Directed byJohn Paddy Carstairs
Written byA. R. Rawlinson
Based onan original story by John Paddy Carstairs
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Edited byLister Laurance
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 25 January 1938 (1938-01-25) (London)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Incident in Shanghai is a 1938 British drama film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Margaret Vyner, Patrick Barr, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst.[1][2] It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000.[3]

It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.[4]

Plot

In Shanghai, Madeleine Linden is an unhappy wife who falls in love with wounded pilot Pat Avon, upon whom her husband Brian, the head of the Red Cross, must operate.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called it a "...plodding romantic drama."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | INCIDENT IN SHANGHAI (1938)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ↑ "Incident at Shanghai (1937) - John Paddy Carstairs | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  3. ↑ Chibnall p.49
  4. ↑ Chibnall p.106
  5. ↑ "Incident at Shanghai". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.

Incident in Shanghai at IMDb

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