Oil for the Lamps of China

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
1935    1h 37m    Approved
6.4
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 has ever been symbolic of progress."
Where to Watch Oil for the Lamps of China
Cast of Oil for the Lamps of China
  • Pat O’BrienStephen Chase
  • Josephine HutchinsonHester
  • Jean MuirAlice
  • Lyle TalbotJim
  • Arthur ByronNo. 1 Boss
  • John EldredgeDon
  • Donald CrispMr. McCarger
  • Willie FungKin
  • Tetsu KomaiHo
  • Henry O'NeillEdward Hartford
  • Ronnie CosbyBunsy Wellman
  • William B. DavidsonE.H. Swaley
  • George MeekerBill Kendall
  • Joseph CrehanClements
  • Christian RubDr. Jorgen
  • Willard RobertsonSpeaker
  • Edward McWadeDan
  • Florence FairMiss Cunningham - Nurse
  • Keye LukeYoung Chinese Soldier
  • Suey Long Wong
  • Glen CavenderWorried McCarger Employee
  • George IrvingWalter Gilbert
  • Olive JonesTelephone Operator #14
  • Mitchell LewisSkipper of Ship
  • Lotus LiuSecretary
  • Abraham Mirkin
  • Miki MoritaJapanese Tailor
  • Paul PanzerOil Company Employee
  • Ferdinand Schumann-HeinkWorried McCarger Employee
  • Teru ShimadaTea House Owner
  • Emmett VoganWorried McCarger Employee
  • William AustinClerk in Chase's office

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