The General Died at Dawn (1936)

China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.

Cast (49)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Gary Cooper

O'Hara

Madeleine Carroll

Judy Perrie

Akim Tamiroff

General Yang

Dudley Digges

Mr. Wu

Porter Hall

Peter Perrie

William Frawley

Brighton

J.M. Kerrigan

Leach

Philip Ahn

Oxford

Lee Tung Foo

Mr. Chen

Leonid Kinskey

Stewart

V

Val Duran

Wong

Willie Fung

Bartender

Hans Fuerberg

Yang's Military Advisor

J

John O'Hara

Newspaper Reporter

Russell Hicks

No Matches Man (uncredited)

Barnett Parker

Dining Car Man (uncredited)

F

Frank Young

Travel Agent (uncredited)

Irene Bennett

Train Passenger (uncredited)

S

Spencer Chan

Killer (uncredited)

S

Suey Chan

Guard (uncredited)

T

Thomas Chan

Houseboy (uncredited)

Sarah Edwards

Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)

Paul Harvey

American Husband (uncredited)

C

Charles Leong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Lewis Milestone

Reporter (uncredited)

Clifford Odets

Cameo (uncredited)

H

Harold Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

Kam Tong

Houseboy (uncredited)

H

Hans von Morhart

Mandarin (uncredited)

W

Walter Wong

Bartender (uncredited)

S

Swan Yee

Houseboy (uncredited)

H

Harry Yip

Houseboy (uncredited)

C

Carol de Castro

Clerk (uncredited)

D

Dudley Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

W

Walter Lem

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

T

Tommy Lee

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

G

George Wong Wah

Waiter on Train (uncredited)

T

Tom Ung

Steward on Train (uncredited)

T

Taft Jung

Guard (uncredited)

S

Sam Labrador

Guard (uncredited)

R

Richard Young

Guard (uncredited)

J

Jung Kai

Guard (uncredited)

H

Harry Leong

Guard (uncredited)

P

Paul Tom

Guard (uncredited)

L

Loo Loy

Guard (uncredited)

W

Wong Fong

Guard (uncredited)

L

Leo Abbey

Guard (uncredited)

B

Bob Jow

Guard (uncredited)

G

George Chan

Porter (uncredited)

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