China Girl (1942)
1h 35m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
China Girl (1942)
1h 35m
Running Time
December 9, 1942Release Date
Plot.
Two-fisted newsreel photographer Johnny Williams is stationed in Burma and China in the early stage of WW II. Captured by the Japanese, he escapes from a concentration camp with the aid of beautiful, enigmatic 'China Girl' Miss Young. The two arduously make their way back to friendly lines so that Johnny can deliver the vital military information he's managed to glean from his captors.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Gene Tierney
Miss Haoli Young
George Montgomery
Johnny Williams
Lynn Bari
Captain Fifi
Victor McLaglen
Maj. Bull Weed
Alan Baxter
Flyer Bill Jones
Sig Ruman
Jarubi
Henry Hathaway
Director
Myron McCormick
Shorty McGuire
Ben Hecht
Writer
Robert Blake
Chandu (as Bobby Blake)
Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer
Ann Pennington
Entertainer
Hugo Friedhofer
Composer
Lee Garmes
Cinematographer
Philip Ahn
Kai Young
James B. Clark
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 9, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingNR
Box Office$1,400,000
Genres
Wiki.
China Girl is a 1942 drama film which follows the exploits of an American newsreel photographer in China and Burma against the backdrop of World War II. The film stars Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari and Victor McLaglen, and was directed by Henry Hathaway. It is also known as A Yank In China, Burma Road and Over The Burma Road.