Cast and crew
Shanghai Express (1932)
24 cast and 27 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast24
Marlene DietrichShanghai Lily
Clive BrookCaptain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
Anna May WongHui Fei
Warner OlandMr. Henry Chang
Eugene PalletteSam Salt
Lawrence GrantReverend Carmichael
Louise Closser HaleMrs. Haggerty
Gustav von SeyffertitzEric Baum
Émile ChautardMajor Lenard
George BlagoiMinor Role (uncredited)
Leonard CareyCarey (uncredited)- George ChungChinese Soldier (uncredited)
- Wong ChungChinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)
- Jack DeeryBritish Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)
- Herbert EvansBritish Railway Officer (uncredited)
Willie FungTrain Engineer (uncredited)- Tom GubbinsChinese Officer (uncredited)
- Forrester HarveyPeiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Claude KingMr. Albright (uncredited)- James B. LeongA Rebel (uncredited)
- Miki MoritaChinese Officer (uncredited)
- Minoru NishidaLi Fung (uncredited)
Victor WongChinese Officer (uncredited)- Ura MitaChinese Woman (uncredited)
Crew27
Directing
- Josef von SternbergDirector
Writing
- Jules FurthmanScreenplay
- Harry HerveyStory
Production
- Adolph ZukorExecutive Producer, Producer
Camera
- Lee GarmesDirector of Photography
- James Wong HoweAdditional Photography
- Milton BridenbeckerAssistant Camera
- Roy ClarkSecond Assistant Camera
- Warner CruzeAssistant Camera
- Otto DyarStill Photographer
- Junius EstepStill Photographer
- Daniel L. FappSecond Assistant Camera
- Warren LynchSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Frank SullivanEditor
Sound and music
- Karl HajosOriginal Music Composer
- W. Franke HarlingOriginal Music Composer
- Rudolph G. KoppOriginal Music Composer
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
- Harry D. MillsSound
- Herman HandOrchestrator
Art
- Hans DreierArt Direction
- Richard KollorszSet Designer
Costume and make-up
- Travis BantonCostume Design, Costumer
- René HubertCostumer
Lighting
- Homer PlannetteGaffer
Crew
- Adolph ZukorPresenter
- Tom GubbinsTechnical Advisor