China (film)

China (aka The Fourth Brother) is a 1943 film directed by John Farrow. It stars Loretta Young and Alan Ladd. David Jones, one of the main characters wearing a fedora, a brown jacket, and khakis, was an inspiration for Indiana Jones.

Plot

In 1941, in Mei-Ki, China, war profiteer David Jones (Alan Ladd) narrowly escapes with his life when Chinese Captain Tao-Yuan-Kai arrests him for selling oil to the Japanese but releases him because he is American. Japanese aircraft bomb the town, and Jones drives toward Shanghai with his partner, Johnny Sparrow (William Bendix), who has brought with him an orphaned baby boy.

After nightfall, they are forced to stop because Chinese refugees crowd the road and beat the Americans until Carolyn Grant (Loretta Young), an American schoolteacher born in China, tells them to stop. Carolyn sneaks her group of female college students into the back of Jones's truck and insists that Jones proceed without headlights because they might be sighted by Japanese bombers. As she has an intimate knowledge of the local terrain, Carolyn takes over driving the truck, and has her friend, Lin Wei, sit on the hood to watch for potholes.

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South Korea commits $1bn to boost growing animation industry

Screen Daily 24 Apr 2025
Colourful fantasy feature took $7.7m from 1.24 million admissions following its release in August 2024, going on to become he country’s second-highest-grossing animated film after 2011’s ... China launches $130m “Film Consumption Year” in bid to boost box office....
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Wall Street downbeat on Hollywood over tariffs, recession fears

Business Day 16 Apr 2025
Uncertainty about whether a film can be distributed in major markets such as China makes it harder for studios to justify spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a major motion picture, said veteran media executive Jon Miller. China said last week it would restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation to tariffs. Reuters ....
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Film Industry Takes Latest China Threats in Trump Trade War in Stride — for Now

The Wrap 11 Apr 2025
When asked about China’s plan to cut back on the Hollywood films it approves for release in its theaters in response to his tariffs, President Donald Trump responded with a chuckle on Thursday ... Back in 2021, without a public declaration from its government film board like the one made Thursday, China significantly curtailed the number of U.S....
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The Latest: Supreme Court tells Trump administration to facilitate return of mistakenly deported man

The Call 11 Apr 2025
China to distribute fewer American movies ... A spokesperson for the China Film Administration said it is “inevitable” that Chinese audiences would find American films less palatable given the “wrong move by the U.S ... Chinese authorities have long controlled the distribution of foreign films, limiting them to a set quota each year....
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China to reduce Hollywood imports as tariff war with US escalates

Screen Daily 10 Apr 2025
The move was announced by the China Film Administration shortly after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs yesterday (April 9) on Chinese products to 125% ... The China Film Administration permits only one film importer and two ... China Film Group and HuaXia Film Distribution Company....
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Beijing says no to Hollywood amid US tariffs fallout

Business Day 10 Apr 2025
BeijingChina said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s escalation of US tariffs on imported Chinese goods ... In 1994, China began importing 10 American films each year through the internationally recognised revenue-sharing distribution model....
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China opens new front in trade war with US with Hollywood import curbs

Hindustan Times 10 Apr 2025
China’s National Film ... Hollywood studios once looked to China, and its giant film market, to help boost the box office performance of movies ... In 1994, China began importing 10 American films each year through the internationally recognised revenue-sharing distribution model....
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The Latest: S&P 500 falls 2% at the open despite Trump’s tariff pause

The Call 10 Apr 2025
China to distribute fewer American movies ... A spokesperson for the China Film Administration said it is “inevitable” that Chinese audiences would find American films less palatable given the “wrong move by the U.S ... Chinese authorities have long controlled the distribution of foreign films, limiting them to a set quota each year....
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The Latest: House narrowly passes framework for Trump’s big spending bill

The Call 10 Apr 2025
China to distribute fewer American movies ... A spokesperson for the China Film Administration said it is “inevitable” that Chinese audiences would find American films less palatable given the “wrong move by the U.S ... Chinese authorities have long controlled the distribution of foreign films, limiting them to a set quota each year....
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The Latest: Judge allows Trump administration to require everyone in the US illegally to register

The Call 10 Apr 2025
China to distribute fewer American movies ... A spokesperson for the China Film Administration said it is “inevitable” that Chinese audiences would find American films less palatable given the “wrong move by the U.S ... Chinese authorities have long controlled the distribution of foreign films, limiting them to a set quota each year....
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Donald Trump's brutal global import tariffs could lead to China banning showings of US movies

Independent online (SA) 09 Apr 2025
Variety is reporting that among a series of retaliatory tariff measures from China looms, there could be a devastating ruling on American film distribution ... Insiders also claim the China Film Bureau has yet to issue new directives regarding the importation of Hollywood films....
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US Film Ban Among Tariff Responses Considered by China | Report

The Wrap 08 Apr 2025
Two insiders at a pair of Hollywood studio distribution offices also say that their studios have reached out to their contacts at the China Film Board, who have told them that they haven’t received any change in guidance from the government ... Distribution sources tell TheWrap ......
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Get to know the characters of 'A Minecraft Movie'

Sun Star 07 Apr 2025
Pictures and Legendary Pictures Present A Vertigo Entertainment/On The Roam/Mojäng Aktiebolag Production, A Jared Hess Film, “A Minecraft Movie.” The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures worldwide and by Legendary East in China, and released only in theaters and IMAX in North America....

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