The General Died at Dawn

Scene from The General Died at Dawn

Paramount Pictures
1936
black & white
98 min.

Directed by Lewis Milestone

Produced by William LeBaron

Written by Clifford Odets

Photography by Victor Milner

Special photographic effects by Gordon Jennings and Art Smith

Art direction by Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegte

Film editing by Eda Warren

Interior decoration by A. E. Freudeman

Costume design by Travis Banton

Musical direction by Boris Morros

Musical score by Werner Janssen

Sound by Charles Althouse

Sound recording by Harry Mills and Louis Mesenkop

Technical advisor Count Andrey Tolstoy

Makeup by Wally Westmore

Vulture handler Harry Caplan

In The General Died at Dawn, Philip Ahn plays Oxford, an aide to a Chinese warlord, General Yang (Akim Tamiroff). Ahn is standing at the left rear of the group, behind Tamiroff. Other cast members in the photograph include Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll, seated at the table.

Cast

  Gary Cooper O'Hara
  Madeleine Carroll Judy Perrie
  Akim Tamiroff General Yang
  Dudley Digges Mr. Wu
  Porter Hall Peter Perrie
  William Frawley Brighton
  J. M. Kerrigan Leach
  Philip Ahn Oxford
  Lee Tung-Foo Mr. Chen
  Leonid Kinsky Stewart
  Val Duran Wong
  Willie Fung Bartender
  Hans Furberg Yang's military advisor
  John O'Hara Reporter
  Spencer Chan Killer
  Harold Tong House boy
  Charles Leong House boy
  Thomas Chan House boy
  Harry Yip House boy
  Swan Yee House boy
  Kam Tong House boy
  Frank Young Clerk
  Carol De Castro Clerk
  Walter Wong Bartender
  Barnett Parker Englishman
  Hans Von Morhart Mandarin
  Dudley Lee Waiter on train
  Walter Lem Waiter on train
  Thomas Lee Waiter on train
  George Wong Wah Waiter on train
  Tom Ung Steward on train
  Taft Jung Guard
  Sam Labrador Guard
  Richard Young Guard
  Jung Kai Guard
  Harry Leong Guard
  Chan Suey Guard
  Paul Tom Guard
  Loo Loy Guard
  Quon Gong Guard
  Wong Fong Guard
  Leo Abbey Guard
  Bob Jow Guard
  George Chan Porter
  Clifford Odets