The Chinese Bungalow (1940)
All but a prisoner in the exotic Malayan retreat she shares with her Chinese financier husband, Yuan Sing, British singer Sadie Merivale begins a dangerous affair with nearby plantation owner Harold Marquess. But when Sing discovers his wife’s betrayal, he plots to regain his honor by slowly torturing her lover to death.
- Date of release
- 1940-04-06
- TMDB
- 4.7 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- George King
Casting
- Paul Lukas — Yuan Sing
- Kay Walsh — Sadie Merivale
- Jane Baxter — Charlotte Merivale
- Robert Douglas — Richard Marquess
- Wallace Douglas — Harold Marquess
- Jerry Verno — Stubbins
- Mayura — Ayah
- John Salew — Mr. Lum
- James Woodburn — Dr. Cameron
Interesting facts
The Chinese Bungalow is a 1940 British drama film directed by George King and starring Kay Walsh, Jane Baxter and Paul Lukas. It was written by Ronald Fayre adapted from the 1925 play The Chinese Bungalow by Matheson Lang and Marion Osmond and James Corbett.
Production
King was a former producer of quota quickies who was increasingly working on films with better budgets during the early war years.
The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.
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