Product Details

• Actors: Anna May Wong, Mae Clarke
• Directors: William Nigh
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Alpha Video
• DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00082ZR8K
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #168,007 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Platform:  DVD MOVIE Publisher:  ALPHA VIDEO Packaging:  DVD STYLE BOX At the height of World War II Kwan Mei a beautiful Chinese aristocrat is forced to work in the rice paddies as a slave. She and the rest of her village are subject to the brutal whims of their Japanese captors whose sadism is matched only by their greed. When the Japanese general is bewitched by Kwan Mei's beauty she sees her chance for vengeance. Endangering her life and inviting the mistrust of her comrades Kwan Mei becomes the general's lover in hopes of gathering information that will help the struggle against their masters. On the eve of a massive Japanese invasion Kwan Mei risks everything on a bloody insurrection that will protect her country from the invading horde.It what may have been his most well-timed and well-crafted movie William Nigh told the story of America's Chinese allies with sympathy and respect. With a cast assembled from PRC regulars like Anna May Wong (Bombs Over Burma) character actors like Harold Huber (from the Charlie Chan series) to bona fide stars like Mae Clarke (Frankenstein Public Enemy) the characters were given a depth and dignity rarely matched in the poverty row era. Starring: Anna May Wong Harold Huber & Mae ClarkeDirected by: William Nigh DVD Details: Run Time: 68 minutesNumber of Discs: 1Originally Released in 1943Black & WhiteNo region encoding; For global distribution.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anna May Wong stars again, June 15, 2008

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This review is from: Lady From Chunking (DVD)

Obviously low budget and a war propaganda film but many merits and the stellar performance of Anna May Wong as the Chinese aristocrat battling the brutal Japanese invaders. Good in telling the conditions in China under the Japanese.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lady From Chunking, March 10, 2011

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This review is from: Lady From Chunking (DVD)

One of Anna May Wong's better roles, but the story could be offensive unless you realize that at the time it was filmed Japan had "invaded" China and she was very pro Chinese, anti Japanese and raising money to help the affected in China where she had relatives.