1930s film set in Manchuria?

Michael E Kerpan Jr kerpan at attglobal.net
Fri Dec 9 19:13:59 EST 2005


Setsuko Hara winds up in Manchuria at the very end of (Dr.) Arnold Fanck's 
ludicrous "Daughtter of the Samurai" (a/k/a The New Earth) from 1937 (or so),

On Friday 09 December 2005 18:04, Melek Ortabasi wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> A reference question for the early film specialists out there. In the
> animated feature _Millennium Actress_, which makes many references to
> actual films, the protagonist's debut is in a late-1930's film in
> which she plays an (army?) nurse in Manchuria (Florence
> Nightingale-style beaproned look). _MA_ does very little to suggest a
> storyline; as elsewhere in the film, it's more about capturing the
> "look" and setting as a backdrop to the actress' story. I'm trying to
> figure out if it's just a general reference to the type of film that
> would have featured the colonies as an "exotic" locale, or whether
> this could possibly be an actual film. Does anyone know offhand?
>
> Best regards,
> Melek


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