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Peking Express.

Doctor Michael Bachlin (Joseph Cotten) is in Shanghai investigating a missing shipment of medical supplies for the United Nations's World Health Organization. He must travel to Peking on the express train with other passengers, Father Joseph Murray (Edmund Gwenn), and Kwon (Marvin Miller), a mysterious businessman. Another passenger is nightclub singer and former lover, Danielle Grenier (Corinne Calvet) who Michael met earlier in Paris. The train is attacked by counter-revolutionary forces with the soldiers on board surrendering, but summarily shot. Kwon is the attackers' leader who has the passengers driven to

Credits

Cast
Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet

Copyright

© Paramount Pictures Corp.; 1Aug51; LP1080.

Complete catalog record
PEKING EXPRESS. Paramount Pictures Corp., 1951. 85 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. A remake of the 1932 picture entitled “Shanghai Express.” Based on the story, “Shanghai Express,” by Harry Hervey. © Paramount Pictures Corp.; 1Aug51; LP1080.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q3411738 ↗ — country
  3. Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, format, catalog record

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