Incident in Shanghai
Encyclopedia
Incident in Shanghai is a 1938 British
drama film
directed by John Paddy Carstairs
and starring Margaret Vyner
, Patrick Barr
, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and television director , usually of light-hearted subject matter. He was also a comic novelist and painter....
and starring Margaret Vyner
Margaret Vyner
Margaret Vyner was an Australian-born film actress who appeared in British films. She was married to the film director Hugh Williams.-Selected filmography:* Sensation * Sailing Along * This Man Is Dangerous...
, Patrick Barr
Patrick Barr
Patrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
, Ralph Roberts and Derek Gorst
Derek Gorst
-Selected filmography:* Once a Thief * Lucky Days * Lucky Jade * The Fatal Hour * The Singing Cop * The Gables Mystery * Incident in Shanghai * His Lordship Regrets...
.
Cast
- Margaret VynerMargaret VynerMargaret Vyner was an Australian-born film actress who appeared in British films. She was married to the film director Hugh Williams.-Selected filmography:* Sensation * Sailing Along * This Man Is Dangerous...
- Madeleine Linden - Patrick BarrPatrick BarrPatrick David Barr was a British film and television actor.Born in Akola, India, Patrick Barr went from stage to screen with The Merry Men of Sherwood . He spent the 1930s playing various beneficent authority figures and "reliable friend" types...
- Pat Avon - Ralph Roberts - Robert Barlow
- Derek GorstDerek Gorst-Selected filmography:* Once a Thief * Lucky Days * Lucky Jade * The Fatal Hour * The Singing Cop * The Gables Mystery * Incident in Shanghai * His Lordship Regrets...
- Brian Linden - John DeverellJohn Deverell-Selected filmography:* John Forrest Finds Himself * Monte Carlo Madness * The King of Paris * The Divine Spark * The Girl in the Taxi * Incident in Shanghai -External links:...
- Weepie - George CourtneyGeorge CourtneyGeorge Courtney is an English former football referee based in Spennymoor, County Durham.He is said to be a freemason. His vocational career was spent as a primary school headteacher.-Ascent through English refereeing:...
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