China Girl

1942
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1h 35m

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Gene Tierney and George Montgomery in China Girl (1942)

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Gene Tierney

Miss Haoli Young

George Montgomery

Johnny Williams

Lynn Bari

Captain Fifi

Victor McLaglen

Maj. Bull Weed

Alan Baxter

Bill Jones

Sig Ruman

Jarubi

Myron McCormick

Shorty McGuire

Robert Blake

Chandu
(as Bobby Blake)

Ann Pennington

Entertainer

Philip Ahn

Dr. Young

Oie Chan

Mrs. Foo - Housekeeper
(uncredited)

Eddie Das

Bellboy
(uncredited)

Paul Fung

Japanese Governor
(uncredited)

Chester Gan

Japanese Officer
(uncredited)

Allen Jung

Japanese Officer
(uncredited)

Fred Kohler Jr.

Flyer
(uncredited)

Eddie Lee

Doctor
(uncredited)

Lal Chand Mehra

Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Director
- Henry Hathaway
Writers
- Ben Hecht
- Darryl F. Zanuck
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Trivia
Betty Grable was considered for the Gene Tierney role.

Goofs
The Japanese infantrymen are wearing German helmets.

Quotes
Japanese Governor: Why do Americans continually misunderstand us?
Johnny Williams: I can't imagine.
Japanese Governor: I dislike to say it; but, your countrymen are sometimes a little stupid. And I hope you will not be stupid, Mr. Williams. I will regret, deeply, having to regard you as a spy, rather than a friend.

Crazy credits
An American will fight for three things _ _ for a woman, for himself, and for a better world.

Connections
References Gunga Din (1939)

Soundtracks
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)
(uncredited)
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Junie McCree
Sung and danced by Ann Pennington

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4/10

Hoodwinked

With Occidental Gene Tierney playing the title role in China Girl this World War II era propaganda flick has not aged well over the decades. Certainly Anna May Wong could have and should have been cast in the lead. But Darryl F. Zanuck ever conscious of that southern market if he was going to do an interracial love story could not have a real Oriental as the lead.

George Montgomery who was one of many players backing up Tyrone Power at 20th Century Fox when Power wasn't available plays one of Power's typical hero/heel type parts. Montgomery is a newsreel cameraman and flier who gets hoodwinked by a pair of Japanese agents, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen, to working for them, but not for long. In fact Bari with Montgomery around has trouble keeping her mind on her mission.

Gene is as beautiful as ever and she and Montgomery would go on to do much better films. Unless you have a taste for World War II propaganda films, pass this by.