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'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. 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.Chibnall p.49

It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.Chibnall p.106

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



* Margaret Vyner as Madeleine Linden

* Patrick Barr as Pat Avon

* Ralph Roberts as Robert Barlow

* Derek Gorst as Brian Linden

* John Deverell as Weepie

* George Courtney as Mel Purdue

* Lotus Fragrance as Butterfly Ku

* Rita Davies as Ada Newell

Critical reception



'TV Guide' called it a "...plodding romantic drama."

References





Bibliography



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


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