Lady from Chungking

1942 film by William Nigh

Lady from Chungking

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| William Nigh[1]
Written by| Milton Raison
Sam Robins
Produced by| Arthur Alexander
Alfred Stern
Starring| Anna May Wong
Cinematography| Marcel Le Picard
Edited by| Charles Henkel Jr.
Music by| Lee Zahler
Distributed by| Producers Releasing Corporation

Release date

* December 21, 1942 (1942-12-21)

Running time

| 66 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Lady from Chungking is a 1942 American war film.

## Plot

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In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots who are currently in the custody of the Japanese. The rescue mission takes on even more importance with the arrival of a Japanese general, which signals a major offensive taking place in the area.

## Cast

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* Anna May Wong – Kwan Mei[1]
* Harold Huber – General Kaimura
* Mae Clarke – Lavara
* Rick Vallin – Rodney Carr
* Paul Bryar – Pat O'Rourke
* Ted Hecht – Lieutenant Shimoto
* Ludwig Donath – Hans Gruber
* James B. Leong – Chen
* Archie Got – Mochow
* Walter Soo Hoo – Lu-Chi

## Home media

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Alpha Video released the film on region-1 DVD on May 31, 2005.[2]

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Lady from Chungking (1942) at IMDb
2. ^ "Lady from Chungking". www.oldies.com/. Retrieved 2008-05-25.

## External links

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* Lady from Chungking at IMDb
* Lady from Chungking is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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