The General Died at Dawn

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The General Died at Dawn ★★★ 1936

A clever, atmospheric suspense film about an American mercenary in Shanghai falling in love with a beautiful spy as he battles a fierce Chinese warlord who wants to take over the country. Playwright-to-be Odets' first screenplay; he, O'Hara and ‘30s gossip hound Skolsky have cameos as reporters. 93m/B VHS, DVD . Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, William Frawley, Philip Ahn; Cameos: John O'Hara, Clifford Odets, Sidney Skolsky; D: Lewis Milestone; W: Clifford Odets; C: Victor Milner.

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