The Painted Veil

"Do not pass love by...It may never come again!"

Nov 23 1934 Approved 1h 25m
Drama, Romance

The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.

Plot

In Austria, Katrin is lonely after her sister's marriage and she agrees to marry her father's research associate Dr. Walter Fane. Fane takes her to China but constantly ignors her in favour of his medical research. Lonely Katrin has an affair with Jack Townsend of the British Embassy. When it is discovered by Walter he becomes very bitter. Fane travels to fight a cholera epidemic and Katrin goes with him and helps. They grow closer together than ever before but Walter is knifed in a riot incited by the burning of a cholera infested town. Now their new found happiness will depend on Walter's survival.

Written by

John Meehan, Salka Viertel, Edith Fitzgerald

Directed by

Richard Boleslawski

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
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6.5 out of 10
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