Incident in Shanghai

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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Incident in Shanghai
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	A. R. Rawlinson
Based on	an original story by John Paddy Carstairs
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Starring	Margaret Vyner Patrick Barr Derek Gorst
Cinematography	Francis Carver
Edited by	Lister Laurance
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release date	25 January 1938 (1938-01-25) (London)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was considered to have topical interest for audiences due to the ongoing Second Sino-Japanese War.^[4]

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."^[5]