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    Oil for the Lamps of China

    97'

    1935-06-08

    7.2

    The FLAMING HELL OF THE LAST FRONTIER

    Drama

    Overview:

    An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.

    WritingLaird DoyleDirectingMervyn LeRoy

    Cast

    1

    Stephen Chase

    Pat O'Brien

    1

    Hester Adams Chase

    Josephine Hutchinson

    1

    Alice Wellman

    Jean Muir

    1

    Jim

    Lyle Talbot

    1

    No. 1 Boss

    Arthur Byron

    1

    Don Wellman

    John Eldredge

    1

    J.T. McCarger

    Donald Crisp

    1

    Kin

    Willie Fung

    1

    Ho

    Tetsu Komai

    1

    Edward Hartford

    Henry O'Neill

    1

    Bunsy Wellman

    Ronnie Cosby

    1

    E.H. Swaley

    William B. Davidson

    1

    Bill Kendall

    George Meeker

    1

    Clements

    Joseph Crehan

    1

    Dr. Jorgen

    Christian Rub

    1

    Speaker

    Willard Robertson

    1

    Dan

    Edward McWade

    1

    Miss Cunningham - Nurse

    Florence Fair

    2

    Young Chinese Soldier

    Keye Luke

    1

    Suey Long Wong

    1

    Worried McCarger Employee

    Glen Cavender

    1

    Walter Gilbert

    George Irving

    1

    Telephone Operator #14

    Olive Jones

    1

    Skipper of Ship

    Mitchell Lewis

    1

    Secretary

    Lotus Liu

    1

    Abraham Mirkin

    1

    Japanese Tailor

    Miki Morita

    1

    Oil Company Employee

    Paul Panzer

    1

    Worried McCarger Employee

    Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

    1

    Tea House Owner

    Teru Shimada

    1

    Worried McCarger Employee

    Emmett Vogan

    1

    Clerk in Chase's office

    William Austin

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. The Vitaphone Corporation
      2. Warner Bros. Pictures
    • Vote Count: 7
    • Popularity: 0.663
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Oil for the Lamps of China

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