The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)

USA, 89 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1933-05-03

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Megan Davis

Nils Asther
general Yen

Toshia Mori
Mah-Li

Walter Connolly
Jones

Gavin Gordon
Dr. Robert "Bob" Strike

Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Willis Jackson

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Titles

Original title
  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Swedish release title
  • Kinesflickans hämnd

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Costume Designer
Other Crew

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck Megan Davis
Nils Asther general Yen
Toshia Mori Mah-Li
Walter Connolly Jones
Gavin Gordon Dr. Robert "Bob" Strike
Lucien Littlefield Mr. Willis Jackson
Richard Loo kapten Li
Helen Jerome Eddy Miss Reed
Emmett Corrigan Bishop Harkness
- Ej krediterade:
Clara Blandick Mrs. Jackson
Moy Ming Dr. Lin
Robert Wayne pastor Bostwick
Knute Erickson Dr. Hansen
Ella Hall Mrs. Hansen
Nora Cecil missionär
Robert Bolder missionär
Lillian Leighton missionär
Harriet Lorraine missionär
Martha Mattox Miss Avery
Arthur Millett Mr. Pettis
Miller Newman Dr. Mott
Arthur Johnson Dr. Shuler
Jessie Perry Miss Reid
Jessie Arnold Mrs. Blake
Adda Gleason Mrs. Bowman
Daisy Jefferson (as Daisy Robinson) Mrs. Warden
Doris Llewelyn Mrs. Meigs
Willie Fung fånge/soldat
Ray Young ingenjör
Milton Lee telegrafist

Companies

Production Company Columbia Pictures Corporation
Frank Capra Productions, Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Columbia Film AB

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2441 meter
Length in minutes 89 min
Reels 9 reels


Original work

Original title The Bitter Tea of General Yen (Novel)
Author Grace Zaring Stone


Production location

USA 1932-08-15 1932-07-07
San Fernando Valley, Kalifornien

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1933-05-03 Palladium Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1973-10-06 Sweden
1980-12-05 Sweden
1980-12-06 Sweden
1988-06-05 Sweden
1988-06-06 Sweden
1988-10-20 Sweden
1988-10-21 Sweden
1992-09-26 Malmö Sweden
1993-02-07 Gothenburg Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1994-05-05
Cinematheque screening 1994-05-11 Sweden
Censurbeslut 1996-09-18
Cinematheque screening 2005-02-12 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
2005-02-19 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 87 min
2005-03-06 Sture Stockholm Sweden 87 min
2005-03-09 Sture Stockholm Sweden 87 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2013-11-20
Filmvetenskapliga institutionen 2014-04-10
2014-11-07
2015-09-16
2016-02-02
2017-02-01
2017-09-13
2018-01-31
2020-02-03

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2393


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 7
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images Yes
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


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