China Doll [DVD]

CHINA DOLL is a finely-pitched wartime drama. Victor Mature plays Capt. Cliff Brandon, a disillusioned airman fighting against the Japanese. One morning he wakes up to discover he has purchased the services of a beautiful Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen (played by the celebrated Asian actress Li Li Hua in one of her rare American film appearances).This is one of the better films produced by Frank Borzage around this period. Just like the similarly-themed "Sayonara" and "The World of Suzie Wong", CHINA DOLL explores the problems and prejudices involved in a cross-cultural relationship.Victor Mature is fine playing Captain Brandon; but it's Li Li Hua who really owns this picture. She only made a handful of movies in America, but here she is truly magnificent. The cast also includes Ward Bond, Bob Mathias, Johnny Desmond and Elaine Devry.It's great to see CHINA DOLL finally on DVD. The disc offers no extras but the anamorphic transfer looks a treat. (Single-sided, single-layer disc).

You can't get lost in todays movies like you can these old ones. Nothing fancy just dame good story telling.

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Here is a love story set in WW2 When a harden pilot falls in love with a Chinese woman and begins to change from the inside. That's all I am going to say. There is another thing about this movie you may not know. That is a another movie that John Wayne produced it. He is under the name of Robert A. Morrison the same name he used under TV appearances in the early 1960's.

I disagree with Mr. Sarno's negative review. I enjoyed this film very much. Yes I love Victor Mature, but I really enjoyed theemotional story and the war story. I'm not nit picking every aspect of the movie; it is Hollywood. It kept my interest for sureand then some. Certainly worth the few dollars to rent on Amazon!

I watched the China Doll movie DVD that I received from Amazon.com and thought it was very entertaining movie. The movie builds up the relationship between Capt. Brandon (Victor Mature) and Shu Jin (Li Li Hua) which leads to their marriage and having a little baby. It is sad at the end as both Shu Jin and Capt. Brandon are both killed, but it was nice to see the daughter 14 years later being met at Los Angeles Airport by Capt. Brandon's old crew. I would recommend this movie to anybody who likes movies that end up being very heartwarming.

My grandma was telling me about all the movies she grew up watching and how she wanted to see them again. This is one of her favorites. I'm glad i was able to find it for her.

The product arrived on time and it was a good condition. I enjoyed this movie very much by watching it at myhome and at the convenient time.

WIFE LIKES HIM SO DOS MY OLD UNCLE AND MY AUNTY AGNUS SHE LOVE THE GUY AS IT WAS HER WHO ASK ME TO GET HIS FILMS FOR HER .

brilliant film have been trying for sometime to get this for my partners birthday many thanks

Perfect in every wayI can't rate this seller highly enough

excellent dvd

This was the first film I ever saw I was taken to it by my sister when I was twelve and I remember crying my eyes out at the end ,Iv been trying to find it for years so when I stumbled on it in Amazon I just had to buy it,it was two days late in arriving but ill put that down to the bad weather,then when it did arrive it will not play in any of my dvds not even on the computer so any one any ideas how I can play this as it was sent I belive from America but Im still glad to have it.