Hallet owes, then takes the money and offers it to Dr. Abernathy. Creed bribes Captain Kung Nui to rebel against Fang. Kung Nui wants to regain face by having Hallet executed. Fang pretends to give in, but just before a firing squad shoots the oilman, Fang has his right-hand man, Mr. Cheng (Richard Loo), kill Kung Nui. Afterward, Fang personally shoots Creed to fix Hallet's romantic problem, but only manages to wound him. Government troops arrive and force their way into the town. In the confusion, Jane, accompanied by Hallet, goes to attend to her husband's wound. Creed produces a gun and announces that Hallet is going to have a fatal accident, but is killed by Fang. With the battle lost, Fang decides to surrender rather than risk the lives of his captives by fighting to the end. He is taken out and shot. Cast Boris Karloff as General Wu Yen Fang Beverly Roberts as Mrs. Jane Creed Ricardo Cortez as Gordon Creed Gordon Oliver as Jim Hallet Sheila Bromley as Lola Galt Douglas Wood as Myron Galt Vladimir Sokoloff as General Chow Fu-Shan Gordon Hart as Dr. Abernathy Richard Loo as Mr. Cheng Chester Gan as Captain Kung Nui Tetsu Komai as General Ma Production This was the second film John Farrow directed for Warner Bros. Karloff was to make Black Widow for Warner Bros. But the studio pushed forward the film in their schedule to take advantage of the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was known during production as China Bandit, then War Lord, then The Adventures of Fang. Filming took place in February 1937. Willard Parker was to have made his debut in the film. Karloff's makeup required three hours of work per day; this was less time than was required for his non-human roles. Reception The New York Times wrote Karloff "admirably acquits himself as a comedian" in the film which nonetheless had "atmospheric validity" due to "numerous Chinese extras and an imaginative treatment of sets." See also Boris Karloff filmography References External links 1937 films 1937 adventure films American black-and-white films American films based on plays American adventure films Films directed by John Farrow Films produced by Hal B. Wallis Films set in China 1930s English-language films 1930s American films