Oil for the Lamps of China
The FLAMING HELL OF THE LAST FRONTIER
1935 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Alice Tisdale Hobart, Laird Doyle |
| Staring: |
| An American oil company representative risks sacrificing his marriage for his career in the rural lands of China. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 08, 1935 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Writer: | Alice Tisdale Hobart, Laird Doyle |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | china, self sacrifice, loyalty, marriage of convenience, progress, idealist, american abroad, oil lamp, oil company, career ambitions, company man |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Pat O'Brien | Stephen Chase |
| Josephine Hutchinson | Hester Adams Chase |
| Jean Muir | Alice Wellman |
| Lyle Talbot | Jim |
| Arthur Byron | No. 1 Boss |
| John Eldredge | Don Wellman |
| Donald Crisp | J.T. McCarger |
| Willie Fung | Kin |
| Tetsu Komai | Ho |
| Henry O'Neill | Edward Hartford |
| Ronnie Cosby | Bunsy Wellman |
| William B. Davidson | E.H. Swaley |
| George Meeker | Bill Kendall |
| Joseph Crehan | Clements |
| Christian Rub | Dr. Jorgen |
| Willard Robertson | Speaker |
| Edward McWade | Dan |
| Florence Fair | Miss Cunningham - Nurse |
| Keye Luke | Young Chinese Soldier |
| Suey Long Wong | |
| Glen Cavender | Worried McCarger Employee |
| George Irving | Walter Gilbert |
| Olive Jones | Telephone Operator #14 |
| Mitchell Lewis | Skipper of Ship |
| Lotus Liu | Secretary |
| Abraham Mirkin | |
| Miki Morita | Japanese Tailor |
| Paul Panzer | Oil Company Employee |
| Ferdinand Schumann-Heink | Worried McCarger Employee |
| Teru Shimada | Tea House Owner |
| Emmett Vogan | Worried McCarger Employee |
| William Austin | Clerk in Chase's office |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mervyn LeRoy | Director |
| Alice Tisdale Hobart | Writer |
| Laird Doyle | Screenplay |
| Name | Title |
|---|
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trending Position