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cast: 24
crew: 27
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# Shanghai Express (1932): cast and crew

24 cast and 27 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Marlene Dietrich](https://film.one/person/marlene-dietrich.md) as Shanghai Lily
- [Clive Brook](https://film.one/person/clive-brook.md) as Captain Donald 'Doc' Harvey
- [Anna May Wong](https://film.one/person/anna-may-wong.md) as Hui Fei
- [Warner Oland](https://film.one/person/warner-oland.md) as Mr. Henry Chang
- [Eugene Pallette](https://film.one/person/eugene-pallette.md) as Sam Salt
- [Lawrence Grant](https://film.one/person/lawrence-grant.md) as Reverend Carmichael
- [Louise Closser Hale](https://film.one/person/louise-closser-hale.md) as Mrs. Haggerty
- [Gustav von Seyffertitz](https://film.one/person/gustav-von-seyffertitz.md) as Eric Baum
- [Émile Chautard](https://film.one/person/emile-chautard.md) as Major Lenard
- [George Blagoi](https://film.one/person/george-blagoi.md) as Minor Role (uncredited)
- [Leonard Carey](https://film.one/person/leonard-carey.md) as Carey (uncredited)
- [George Chung](https://film.one/person/george-chung.md) as Chinese Soldier (uncredited)
- Wong Chung as Chinese Officer Checking Passports (uncredited)
- Jack Deery as British Officer at Shanghai (uncredited)
- Herbert Evans as British Railway Officer (uncredited)
- Willie Fung as Train Engineer (uncredited)
- Tom Gubbins as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
- [Forrester Harvey](https://film.one/person/forrester-harvey.md) as Peiping Ticket Agent (uncredited)
- [Claude King](https://film.one/person/claude-king.md) as Mr. Albright (uncredited)
- James B. Leong as A Rebel (uncredited)
- Miki Morita as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
- Minoru Nishida as Li Fung (uncredited)
- [Victor Wong](https://film.one/person/victor-wong-1128885.md) as Chinese Officer (uncredited)
- Ura Mita as Chinese Woman (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Josef von Sternberg](https://film.one/person/josef-von-sternberg.md): Director

## Writing

- [Jules Furthman](https://film.one/person/jules-furthman.md): Screenplay
- Harry Hervey: Story

## Production

- [Adolph Zukor](https://film.one/person/adolph-zukor.md): Executive Producer, Producer

## Camera

- [Lee Garmes](https://film.one/person/lee-garmes.md): Director of Photography
- [James Wong Howe](https://film.one/person/james-wong-howe.md): Additional Photography
- Milton Bridenbecker: Assistant Camera
- Roy Clark: Second Assistant Camera
- Warner Cruze: Assistant Camera
- Otto Dyar: Still Photographer
- Junius Estep: Still Photographer
- [Daniel L. Fapp](https://film.one/person/daniel-l-fapp.md): Second Assistant Camera
- Warren Lynch: Second Assistant Camera

## Editing

- [Frank Sullivan](https://film.one/person/frank-sullivan.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Karl Hajos](https://film.one/person/karl-hajos.md): Original Music Composer
- [W. Franke Harling](https://film.one/person/w-franke-harling.md): Original Music Composer
- [Rudolph G. Kopp](https://film.one/person/rudolph-g-kopp.md): Original Music Composer
- [John Leipold](https://film.one/person/john-leipold.md): Original Music Composer
- Harry D. Mills: Sound
- [Herman Hand](https://film.one/person/herman-hand.md): Orchestrator

## Art

- Hans Dreier: Art Direction
- Richard Kollorsz: Set Designer

## Costume and make-up

- [Travis Banton](https://film.one/person/travis-banton.md): Costume Design, Costumer
- [René Hubert](https://film.one/person/rene-hubert.md): Costumer

## Lighting

- Homer Plannette: Gaffer

## Crew

- [Adolph Zukor](https://film.one/person/adolph-zukor.md): Presenter
- Tom Gubbins: Technical Advisor

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