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The Bitter Tea of General Yen   1933     3 and a half stars  User Rating      N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Capra  
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Nils Asther, Walter Connolly, Toshia Mori, Gavin Gordon, Lucien Littlefield, Richard Loo, Clara Blandick, Helen Jerome Eddy, Emmett Corrigan, Clara Blandick, Jessie Arnold, Robert Bolder, Knute Erickson, Daisy Jefferson

  American missionary Megan Davis (Barbara Stanwyck) comes to Shanghai during the Chinese Civil War with plans to marry Dr. Robert Strife (Gavin Gordon). The wedding is postponed so that children can be rescued from an orphanage in the middle of a battlefield. Meanwhile, Megan is knocked out and saved by Chinese warlord General Yen (Nils Asther). She is brought to his palace and falls in love with him. When his empire is destroyed, Megan stays with him as he drinks his last bitter tea.



Cast
Barbara Stanwyck Megan Davis
Nils Asther General Yen
Walter Connolly Jones
Toshia Mori Mah-Li
Gavin Gordon Dr. Robert Strike
Lucien Littlefield Mr. Jacobson
Richard Loo Captain Li
Clara Blandick Mrs. Jackson
Helen Jerome Eddy Miss Reed
Emmett Corrigan Bishop Harkness
Clara Blandick Mrs. Jackson
Jessie Arnold Mrs. Blake
Robert Bolder Missionary
Knute Erickson Dr. Hansen
Daisy Jefferson Mrs. Warden


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