The Wife of General Ling explained

The Wife of General Ling
Director:	Ladislao Vajda
Producer:	John Stafford
Music:	Jack Beaver
Cinematography:	James Wilson
Editing:	David Lean
Studio:	Premier-Stafford Productions
Runtime:	72 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

The Wife of General Ling is a 1937 British drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Griffith Jones, Valéry Inkijinoff and Adrianne Renn.^[1] It was adapted from a novel by Dorothy Hope and Peter Cheyney. The film was made at Shepperton Studios by the independent company Premier-Stafford Productions.

Plot

Following the murder of a loyal Chinese, John Fenton, a British secret-service agent, is aided by the European wife of a Hong Kong merchant, Mr Wong, to expose him as a rebel war lord, General Ling.

Cast

• Griffith Jones as John Fenton
• Valéry Inkijinoff as General Ling / Mr. Wong
• Adrianne Renn as Tai Wong
• Alan Napier as Governor
• Anthony Eustrel as See Long
• Jiro Soneya as Yuan
• Hugh McDermott as Tracy
• Gibson Gowland as Mike
• Gabrielle Brune as Germaine
• Lotus Fragrance as Tai's Maid
• Marian Spencer as Lady Buckram
• Billy Holland as Police Sergeant
• George Merritt as Police Commissioner
• Howard Douglas as Doctor

Notability

• Although R. Thomas is the editor credited, David Lean was involved feasibly with the editing.^[1]
• A poster for Wife of General Ling appears within a movie-theater backdrop in the motion picture, Boxcar Bertha.^[2]
• This film contains the only recording of the dancing of the "Mother of Chinese Modern Dance", Dai Ailian, from her time in London.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Wife of General Ling . BFI Collections Search . British Film Institute . 31 March 2024.
2. Scorsese, Martin (director) . 14 June 1972 . Boxcar Bertha . Motion picture . Los Angeles . American International Pictures . 1h:8m:42s .
3. Book: Wilcox . Emily . . 9780520300576 . 10.1525/luminos.58 . 2018 . 191503359 .