Peking Express (film)

Peking Express is a 1951 adventure film made by Paramount Pictures. It is the second remake of Paramounts earlier Shanghai Express 1932, remade as Night Plane from Chungking 1943 and the first film to be set in the newly emerged Peoples Republic of China PRC. It was directed by William Dieterle and produced by Hal B. Wallis, from a screenplay by John Meredyth Lucas, based on the original screenplay by Jules Furthman and Harry Hervey. The film stars Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet and Edmund Gwenn with Marvin Miller.

Li Eiu who shares Danielles compartment is found beaten by her husband. The next day, when the train stops to pick up soldiers, Kwon passes a message to a vendor. Michael wants to resume their romance but Danielle hesitates, saying she has been involve with too many others. Li Eiu is discovered with a knife wound, although Kwon claims she attempted suicide, but Michael is suspicious after seeing her beating.Forced to halt by a blocked rail line, the train is attacked by counterrevolutionary forces with the soldiers on board surrendering, but summarily shot. Michael, Danielle, Murphy and Wong learn Kwon is the attackers leader who has the passengers driven to a nearby farm house. Kwon, once a Communist, now deals in the black market, including stealing precious medical supplies Michael is trying to recover. Kwon knows Michael is going to Peking to treat a highranking general. Kwon forces Michael to contact Peking offering to release the train and its passengers in exchange for this son being freed. ........

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