The Bitter Tea of General Yen

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

88 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 6, 1933

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

88 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 6, 1933

The Bitter Tea of General Yen
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Bitter Tea of General Yen
Directors Charles C. Coleman, Frank Capra
Writers Edward E. Paramore Jr., Grace Zaring Stone

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

as Megan Davis

Nils Asther

as General Yen

Toshia Mori

as Mah-Li

Walter Connolly

as Jones

Gavin Gordon

as Dr. Robert 'Bob' Strike

Lucien Littlefield

as Mr. Jacobson

Richard Loo

as Captain Li

Helen Jerome Eddy

as Miss Reed

Emmett Corrigan

as Bishop Harkness

Clara Blandick

as Mrs. Jackson (uncredited)

Willie Fung

as Officer (uncredited)