Plot
Many passengers on the Shanghai Express are more concerned that the notorious Shanghai Lily is on board than the fact that a civil war is going on that may make the trip take more than three days. The British Army doctor, Donald Harvey, knew Lily before she became a famous "coaster." A fellow passenger defines a coaster as "a woman who lives by her wits along the China coast." When Chinese guerrillas stop the train, Dr. Harvey is selected as the hostage. Lily saves him, but can she make him believe that she really hasn't changed from the woman he loved five years before?
Written by
Jules Furthman, Harry Hervey
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount
Languages
Deutsch, English, Français
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
11,090
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA