
Oil for the Lamps of China
Drama
Overview
An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China.
Top Cast


Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien
Stephen Chase
Pat O'Brien
Stephen Chase


Josephine Hutchinson
Josephine Hutchinson
Hester Adams Chase
Josephine Hutchinson
Hester Adams Chase


Jean Muir
Jean Muir
Alice Wellman
Jean Muir
Alice Wellman


Lyle Talbot
Lyle Talbot
Jim
Lyle Talbot
Jim


Arthur Byron
Arthur Byron
No. 1 Boss
Arthur Byron
No. 1 Boss


John Eldredge
John Eldredge
Don Wellman
John Eldredge
Don Wellman


Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp
J.T. McCarger
Donald Crisp
J.T. McCarger


Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Kin
Willie Fung
Kin


Tetsu Komai
Tetsu Komai
Ho
Tetsu Komai
Ho


Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill
Edward Hartford
Henry O'Neill
Edward Hartford
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