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  • Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
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    97 min | Drama
Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)
Approved
97 min | Drama

An American, working for his oil company in China, disregards all but the company's interests. " The characters and the institution portrayed in the story are not actual but the product of fiction. The oil business was chosen because light...See moreAn American, working for his oil company in China, disregards all but the company's interests. " The characters and the institution portrayed in the story are not actual but the product of fiction. The oil business was chosen because light has ever been symbolic of progress." Written by Michael Crew See less
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Director
Writers
Alice Tisdale Hobart (by) | Laird Doyle (screen play)
Cinematographer
Tony Gaudio (photography)
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Updated Jun 5, 1935

Release date
Jun 8, 1935 (United States)

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Cast

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Pat O'Brien
Stephen Chase Stephen Chase   See fewer
Josephine Hutchinson
Hester Adams Hester Adams   See fewer
Jean Muir
Alice Alice   See fewer
Arthur Byron
No. 1 Boss No. 1 Boss   See fewer
Donald Crisp
Mr. McCarger Mr. McCarger   See fewer
Henry O'Neill
Edward Hartford Edward Hartford   See fewer
Ronnie Cosby
Bunsy Wellman Bunsy Wellman   See fewer
William B. Davidson
E.H. Swaley (as William Davidson) E.H. Swaley (as William Davidson)   See fewer
George Meeker
Bill Kendall Bill Kendall   See fewer
Joseph Crehan
Clements Clements   See fewer
Christian Rub
Dr. Jorgen Dr. Jorgen   See fewer
Florence Fair
Miss Cunningham - Nurse Miss Cunningham - Nurse   See fewer
Keye Luke
Young Chinese Soldier Young Chinese Soldier   See fewer
William Austin
Clerk in Chase's Office (uncredited) Clerk in Chase's Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Cavender
Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited) Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited)   See fewer
Wong Chung
Assassin (uncredited) Assassin (uncredited)   See fewer
George Irving
Walter Gilbert (uncredited) Walter Gilbert (uncredited)   See fewer
Olive Jones
Telephone Operator #14 (uncredited) Telephone Operator #14 (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Lewis
Skipper of Ship (uncredited) Skipper of Ship (uncredited)   See fewer
Lotus Liu
Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Abraham Mirkin
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Miki Morita
Japanese Tailor (uncredited) Japanese Tailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Panzer
Oil Company Employee (uncredited) Oil Company Employee (uncredited)   See fewer
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited) Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited)   See fewer
Teru Shimada
Tea House Owner (uncredited) Tea House Owner (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited) Worried McCarger Employee (uncredited)   See fewer
Suey Long Wong
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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