The General Died at Dawn

The General Died at Dawn

Directed by Lewis Milestone. 98 mins. (1936)

Gary Cooper – O’Hara

In war-torn China, an American soldier of fortune undertakes a dangerous mission to deliver arms to a besieged province, while falling for a woman whose loyalties may lie with the ruthless warlord he seeks to defeat.

Also starring Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, and William Frawley.

Based on a story by Clifford Odets, the film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Akim Tamiroff. Future novelist John O’Hara makes a brief on-screen appearance; Cooper would later star in the adaptation of O’Hara’s Ten North Frederick (1958).