1930s film set in Manchuria?

[Melek Ortabasi]

Sorry, I meant to reply off-list. Thank you to everyone for their help.

Best,
Melek

>Dear Michael,
>
>Thanks for the reference!
>
>Best,
>Melek
>
>>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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>Melek Ortabasi
>Department of Comparative Literature


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Melek Ortabasi
Department of Comparative Literature