Disputed Passage

Disputed Passage
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Directed byFrank Borzage
Screenplay byAnthony Veiller
Sheridan Gibney
Based onDisputed Passage
by Lloyd C. Douglas
Produced byHarlan Thompson
StarringDorothy Lamour
Akim Tamiroff
John Howard
Judith Barrett
William Collier, Sr.
CinematographyWilliam C. Mellor
Edited byJames Smith
Music byFriedrich Hollaender
(as Friedrich Hollander)
John Leipold
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 25, 1939 (1939-10-25) (New York)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Disputed Passage is a 1939 American drama war film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Dorothy Lamour, Akim Tamiroff, John Howard, Judith Barrett and William Collier Sr. Set in war-torn China, the film was described by The New York Times as a "lavish soap opera". The film was based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas and was produced by Paramount Pictures.