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	'''''West of Shanghai''''' is a 1937 B&W adventure movie directed by John Farrow and adapted from 1920 theatrical play "The Bad Man" by Porter Emerson Browne. The plot is set in 1930s China, torn apart by the battles of warlords. A group of Americans travel to a remote town in Northern China. The goal of the competing businessmen Gordon Creed ([[Ricardo Cortez]]) and Myron Galt (Douglas Wood) is a promising oilfield built up by Jim Hallet (Gordon Oliver). Creed also wants to see his estranged wife Jane (Beverly Roberts) who is working in the missionary hospital. Meanwhile the town is taken over by the troops of self-proclaimed General Wu Yen Fang ([[Boris Karloff]]).		'''''West of Shanghai''''' is a 1937 B&W adventure movie directed by [[John Farrow]] and adapted from 1920 theatrical play "The Bad Man" by Porter Emerson Browne. The plot is set in 1930s China, torn apart by the battles of warlords. A group of Americans travel to a remote town in Northern China. The goal of the competing businessmen Gordon Creed ([[Ricardo Cortez]]) and Myron Galt (Douglas Wood) is a promising oilfield built up by Jim Hallet (Gordon Oliver). Creed also wants to see his estranged wife Jane (Beverly Roberts) who is working in the missionary hospital. Meanwhile the town is taken over by the troops of self-proclaimed General Wu Yen Fang ([[Boris Karloff]]).

	The film is the third of four screen adaptations of the original play. The plots of three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'' (1923, 1930 and 1941), are set in Mexico during the era of Pancho Villa.		The film is the third of four screen adaptations of the original play. The plots of three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'' (1923, 1930 and 1941), are set in Mexico during the era of Pancho Villa.
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{{Infobox Movie
|name = West of Shanghai
|picture = West of Shanghai Poster.jpg
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster''
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] USA
|director =John Farrow
|date= 1937
|language =
|studio=Warner Bros.
|distributor=Warner Bros.
|character1=General Wu Yen Fang
|actor1=[[Boris Karloff]]
|character2=Jane Creed
|actor2=Beverly Roberts
|character3=Gordon Creed
|actor3=[[Ricardo Cortez]]
|character4=Jim Hallet
|actor4=Gordon Oliver
|character5=Lola Galt
|actor5=[[Sheila Bromley]]
|character6=Myron Galt
|actor6=Douglas Wood
|character7=General Chow Fu-Shan
|actor7=[[Vladimir Sokoloff]]
|character8=General Ma
|actor8=[[Tetsu Komai]]
}}

'''''West of Shanghai''''' is a 1937 B&W adventure movie directed by John Farrow and adapted from 1920 theatrical play "The Bad Man" by Porter Emerson Browne. The plot is set in 1930s China, torn apart by the battles of warlords. A group of Americans travel to a remote town in Northern China. The goal of the competing businessmen Gordon Creed ([[Ricardo Cortez]]) and Myron Galt (Douglas Wood) is a promising oilfield built up by Jim Hallet (Gordon Oliver). Creed also wants to see his estranged wife Jane (Beverly Roberts) who is working in the missionary hospital. Meanwhile the town is taken over by the troops of self-proclaimed General Wu Yen Fang ([[Boris Karloff]]).

The film is the third of four screen adaptations of the original play. The plots of three other films, all titled ''The Bad Man'' (1923, 1930 and 1941), are set in Mexico during the era of Pancho Villa.

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= Handguns =
== Luger P08 "Marine" ==
General Wu Yen Fang ([[Boris Karloff]]) and his bodyguard Mr. Cheng ([[Richard Loo]]) carry [[Luger P08|Luger P08 "Marine"]] pistols.
[[Image:Luger P08 Marine.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Luger P08 "Marine" model - 9x19mm]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cheng stops Creed from entering in General's room.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fang's pistol in holster on the table.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jane Creed (Beverly Roberts) draws the pistol from the holster.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Strangely, in this scene a different Luger is used. It has a short but doubtless sawed-off barrel, without the muzzle ring and the front sight.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|When Jane aims at Fang, the pistol is again a "Marine" model with 6" barrel.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jane holds the pistol.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fang aims at Gordon Creed.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|When the pistol fires, the jointed arm doesn't move, revealling the muzzle flash being pyrotechnic effect.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Cheng fires his pistol.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Luger-10.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fang fires his pistol.]]

== Colt Model 1903/1908 ==
In the final scene Gordon Creed ([[Ricardo Cortez]]) holds a [[Colt Model 1903/1908]] pistol.
[[Image:Colt_Model_1903.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless Pistol Blued - .32 ACP]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Colt1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Colt1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gordon Creed aims a pistol at Jim Hallet.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Colt1903-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gordon Creed ([[Ricardo Cortez]]) holds the pistol on a promotional image.]]

== Unidentified revolvers ==
Revolvers of unclear models are seen in hands of Jim Hallet (Gordon Oliver) and Fang's officer Captain Kung Nui (Chester Gan).
[[File:West of Shanghai-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Capt. Kung Hui raises his revolver on Jim Hallet.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim Hallet holds a revolver in the night scene. Judging by the shape of the frame, this is possibly a [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]].]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Revolver-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Jim is captured by Fang's soldiers.]]

= Rifles =
== Springfield 1873 "Trapdoor" Carbine ==
Most of General Fang's soldiers are armed with [[Springfield 1873 "Trapdoor" Carbine]]s (too antique guns for 1930s, even in China).
[[File:1873Trapdoor.jpg|thumb|none|400px|First year Model 1873 Springfield Trapdoor - 45/70]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier at the left holds a Trapdoor carbine.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiers drag the unconscious Jim Hallet. ]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers capture Jim and his manservant when they try to escape. The Trapdoor carbine is seen at the left.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Soldiers with Trapdoor carbines.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A sentry on the wall holds a Trapdoor carbine.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-TrapdoorCarbine-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Fang's soldiers retreat from the town gates under the attack of General Ma's troops.]]

== Trapdoor Springfield Rifle ==
General Ma's soldiers are armed with full-length rifles that are seen mostly in distance. Those guns that are seen more or less clear are supposed to be [[Trapdoor Springfield Rifle]]s.
[[Image:TrapdoorSpringfield1879.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Springfield Trapdoor 1879 - .45-70.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Rifle-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A soldier at the left holds a full-length rifle.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Rifle-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A sentry with a full-length rifle.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Rifle-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gen. Ma's cavalrymen are mostly armed with full-length rifles.]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Rifle-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]]
[[File:West of Shanghai-Rifle-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The Trapdoor lock is seen on the rifle of a cavalryman at the left.]]

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