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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1935-06-08
Languageen
Runtime1h 37m
Production

The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

7.2(7)
•1935•1h 37m

Oil for the Lamps of China

"The FLAMING HELL OF THE LAST FRONTIER"

Drama

Overview

An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.

Director
Mervyn LeRoy

Principal Cast

32 credited
Pat O'Brien
Pat O'BrienStephen Chase
Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine HutchinsonHester Adams Chase
Jean Muir
Jean MuirAlice Wellman
Lyle Talbot
Lyle TalbotJim
Arthur Byron
Arthur ByronNo. 1 Boss
John Eldredge
John EldredgeDon Wellman
Donald Crisp
Donald CrispJ.T. McCarger
Willie Fung
Willie FungKin
Tetsu Komai
Tetsu KomaiHo
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'NeillEdward Hartford

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