Chinese aviator Lee Ya-ching (李霞卿) took time out from her busy schedule in the United States raising money and support for the War of Resistance Against Japan to make a special guest appearance in this 1939 Hollywood film. She appears briefly as the pilot 48 seconds into the clip. Lee was a movie star in Shanghai during the 1920s. Her stage name was Li Dandan (李旦旦).
For more information,
visit Soft Film: Vintage Chinese Cinema
http://softfilm.blogspot.com/2009/01/lee-ya-ching-flying-for-victory.html
Link to this comment:
All Comments (0)