Yorick That's a direct quote from one of the American fliers in this rugged PRC paean to the Glory of China and the March of Democracy. And only a fool would argue with the assessment. There's some surprisingly nasty stuff in this for the early 1940s. And of course Anna May Wong continues to hold down her position as the No. 1 most beautiful female actress of all time. Plus, we get Mae Clarke. See it.

Alex da Silva Anna May Wong plays the leader of a Chinese resistance group under the control of Japanese invaders during World War 2. Basically, she is the only good thing about the film. Wong fools the Japanese General Harold Huber that she loves him so that she can obtain information about incoming Japanese troops which she can then pass on to the Resistance fighters. She gets the required info and carries out her own mission. It's an OK film that is carried by Anna May Wong. It has a cheesy preachy ending and the cast are all wrong except the actual Chinese people and Wong. It scores marks for its different setting and for Wong. That's it – nothing more to say.

earlytalkie This turns out to be a very watchable programmer from PRC. Anna May Wong commands the screen throughout and Mae Clarke isn't bad either. The whole story is told in little more than an hour, as per most poverty row productions, and considering the budget, it looks rather convincing. These little studios gave some one-time big stars such as those in this film a chance to show that they still had it. The production is directed by poverty row ace William Nigh, who does a fairly good job here. This was obviously but one of dozens of WW2 propaganda films, but this still has the power to entertain. Available on DVD or streaming on YouTube.

MartinHafer Wow....were there so few Asian actors in Hollywood that they had to make Jewish-American Harold Huber (who often played Hispanic or Brooklyn characters) a Japanese General in this film...or were the film makers just idiots? Well, considering the Russian lady with perfect American diction and accent, I can just assume they were idiots. Regardless, it's pretty funny seeing the terrible casting in this movie. And, since it was made by a so-called 'poverty row' studio (because of their extraordinarily low budgets and resources), this sort of thing isn't at all surprising to those familiar with these third-rate production companies...nor are the obviously balsa wood planes used when the film begins.The film is set in Occupied China during WWII. The Japanese are in charge and LOTS of international folks drop by--including Germans, Russians and Americans. However, as I said above, the casting is weird so they all seem about the same. Anna May Wong plays a Chinese lady (this is bizarre as she really was Chinese) who cozies up to the General and pretends to be loyal to the new order--all the while she works to help her country regain its freedom. And, to further her plan, she helps free two downed American pilots. Then, things get pretty crazy--ending in an incredibly preachy little speech from Wong that is just too goofy to explain--you just need to see it.I have seen dozens and dozens of American WWII propaganda films, and while this is not the very worst...it's close. No one in the film playing any of the ethnic parts did them justice (except Wong) and the acting was pretty limp at times. Additionally, the script just seemed cheap as did the entire production. Watchable...but nothing more.