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Disputed Passage
“"Love...marriage...give them up...they're not for we men of science! "”
70%
Movie
1h 31m
AI Analysis
Disputed Passage (1939) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Disputed Passage (1939) — a movie tagged as Drama and War with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~91 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Disputed Passage 70% (3 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Disputed Passage is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 3 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1939-10-25
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 131462
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What is Disputed Passage about?
A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl returns to China, but complications ensue when she runs into him in Nanking during a Japanese bombing raid.
Is there an AI analysis for Disputed Passage?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Disputed Passage?
The official runtime for Disputed Passage is approximately 91 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Dorothy Lamour
Audrey Hilton

Akim Tamiroff
Dr. 'Tubby' Forster

John Howard
John Wesley Beaven

Judith Barrett
Winifred Bane

William Collier Sr.
Dr. William Cunningham

Victor Varconi
Dr. LaFerriere

Gordon Jones
Bill Anderson

Keye Luke
Andrew Abbott

Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Cunningham

Steve Pendleton
Lawrence Carpenter (as Gaylord Pendleton)

Billy Cook
Johnny Merkle

William Pawley
Mr. Merkle

Renie Riano
Mrs. Riley
- Z
Z.T. Nyi
Chinese Ambassador
- P
Philson Ahn
Kai
- E
E. Y. Chung
Dr Ling (as Dr. E. Y. Chung)

Philip Ahn
Dr. Fung

Li Dandan
Aviatrix (as Lee Ya-Ching)
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