MARLENE DIETRICH, ANNA MAY WONG | SHANGHAI EXPRESS (1932) Photo

[Los Angeles: Paramount, 1932] Vintage original 8 x 10″ (20 x 25 cm.) black-and-white single weight glossy silver gelatin print still photo. Pinhole at center top blank white margin, crease at bottom right corner. There are photo archive labels on verso. Near fine.

Set during 1931 China civil war, a variety of types who are passengers on a train seem more concerned over the presence of notorious Shanghai Lily until they are invaded enroute and a doctor is taken hostage.

The perfect role for Marlene Dietrich and one of her iconic and mimicked characterizations. Anna May Wong gave her a run in the acting and glamour department and here they both are in a tense moment from the film.