the romance was cute—your typical two stubborn people who couldn't say what they really wanted to each other. marlene dietrich was so, so gorgeous (and i initially watched this for her), but anna may wong absolutely stole the show. there's racist undertone here about her character. it's unfortunate that her character was mostly a plot device, with everyone just calling her "the chinese girl". i almost forgetting her actual name. also, the fight scene was hilariously goofy.

the romance was cute—your typical two stubborn people who couldn't say what they really wanted to each other. marlene dietrich was so, so gorgeous (and i initially watched this for her), but anna may wong absolutely stole the show. there's racist undertone here about her character. it's unfortunate that her character was mostly a plot device, with everyone just calling her "the chinese girl". i almost forgetting her actual name. also, the fight scene was hilariously goofy.

Se eu fosse gay eu diria que a Marlene Dietrich "serviu cunt", mas o que eu quero dizer é que ela é gostosa pra caralho.

Se eu fosse gay eu diria que a Marlene Dietrich "serviu cunt", mas o que eu quero dizer é que ela é gostosa pra caralho.

Fuck, I wanna smoke so bad. 

A+ aesthetics, gorgeous fades, and one hell of a train. The final conflict didn’t really hold for me and I have unfair knee-jerk reactions to blind faith themes but I’m very much in love with Marlene Dietrich here.

Fuck, I wanna smoke so bad. 

A+ aesthetics, gorgeous fades, and one hell of a train. The final conflict didn’t really hold for me and I have unfair knee-jerk reactions to blind faith themes but I’m very much in love with Marlene Dietrich here.

Shanghai Express must have truly been a spectacle for viewers during the Great Depression. Marlene Dietrich has become an actress that I can't help but think about since watching [](http://letterboxd.com/film/witness-for-the-prosecution/)Witness for the Prosecution. It's crazy how little she aged inbetween this film and that one. For the first 20 minutes, everything is loose and it's not very evident what's going to happen. That's when it all tightens hard. The classic noir aesthetic is so beautiful, just like any film of the genre. This film is so deserving of its Oscar win for cinematography because you wouldn't expect it from 1932. A definite all-time great. Tremendous!> "It will be a great day for China when that price is paid."

Shanghai Express must have truly been a spectacle for viewers during the Great Depression. Marlene Dietrich has become an actress that I can't help but think about since watching [](http://letterboxd.com/film/witness-for-the-prosecution/)Witness for the Prosecution. It's crazy how little she aged inbetween this film and that one. For the first 20 minutes, everything is loose and it's not very evident what's going to happen. That's when it all tightens hard. The classic noir aesthetic is so beautiful, just like any film of the genre. This film is so deserving of its Oscar win for cinematography because you wouldn't expect it from 1932. A definite all-time great. Tremendous!> "It will be a great day for China when that price is paid."

Shanghai Express must have truly been a spectacle for viewers during the Great Depression. Marlene Dietrich has become an actress that I can't help but think about since watching [](http://letterboxd.com/film/witness-for-the-prosecution/)Witness for the Prosecution. It's crazy how little she aged inbetween this film and that one. For the first 20 minutes, everything is loose and it's not very evident what's going to happen. That's when it all tightens hard. The classic noir aesthetic is so beautiful, just like any film of the genre. This film is so deserving of its Oscar win for cinematography because you wouldn't expect it from 1932. A definite all-time great. Tremendous!> "It will be a great day for China when that price is paid."

Shanghai Express must have truly been a spectacle for viewers during the Great Depression. Marlene Dietrich has become an actress that I can't help but think about since watching [](http://letterboxd.com/film/witness-for-the-prosecution/)Witness for the Prosecution. It's crazy how little she aged inbetween this film and that one. For the first 20 minutes, everything is loose and it's not very evident what's going to happen. That's when it all tightens hard. The classic noir aesthetic is so beautiful, just like any film of the genre. This film is so deserving of its Oscar win for cinematography because you wouldn't expect it from 1932. A definite all-time great. Tremendous!> "It will be a great day for China when that price is paid."