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. It was made at Pinewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by Paramount Pictures. It was shot in eleven days on a budget of £7,000.
It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.
Plot
In Shanghai, Madeleine Linden is an unhappy wife who falls in love with wounded pilot Pat Avon, upon whom her husband Brian, the head of the Red Cross, must operate.
Cast
Margaret Vyner as Madeleine Linden
Patrick Barr as Pat Avon
Ralph Roberts as Robert Barlow
Derek Gorst as Brian Linden
John Deverell as Weepie
George Courtney as Mel Purdue
Lotus Fragrance as Butterfly Ku
Rita Davies as Ada Newell
Critical reception
TV Guide called it a "...plodding romantic drama."
References
Bibliography
Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.