- Actors: Pat O'Brien, John Eldredge, Lyle Talbot, Arthur Byron
- Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: Unrated (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Archives
- DVD Release Date: 17 Aug 2010
- Run Time: 98 minutes
- ASIN: B0041OZTYS
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 123,667 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Unusual drama with fine performances
27 Jan 2011
Format:DVD
"Oil for the Lamps of China" was based on a very popular novel of the mid 1930's. The story focuses on the love between a man and wife as they struggle with a tough life in China. The man is a devoted company man, meaning that his commitment to his job and employers practically overrides any thing else, including the loss of his baby son and his best friend. The sentiments conveyed here may seem foreign to a modern audience so the film reflects a set of values which may in fact have disappeared in the western world today. The film was issued by Warner Brothers in 1935 and is a most unusual entry in their production schedule. The leads are played perfectly by the less than starry Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson. O'Brien's role is much broader than the norm for him and he rises to the challenge, making the man's ethics believable. Hutchinson was a stage trained actress, most notable for her soft voice and winning smile. At first she seems modest and self effacing but she has 2 great scenes - when she fights for the life of Jean Muir's son and when she confronts the boss at the end of the film. Mervyn Le Roy directed this film and it is very well constructed, given it is inevitably episodic. It is a pity it is not better known. Incidentally, the depiction of the Chinese is surprisingly free of anachronism - a pleasant surprise.
The DVD has been issued by Warner's Archive which means it is very expensive, contains no extras and is unrestored. In this case, the theatrical trailer is included and the print is merely adequate, clean enough mostly but with a lot of popping.
The DVD has been issued by Warner's Archive which means it is very expensive, contains no extras and is unrestored. In this case, the theatrical trailer is included and the print is merely adequate, clean enough mostly but with a lot of popping.
The more things change the more they stay the same
6 Jan 2012
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This movie is an amazing example of how years go by but people and corporations stay the same. Down to earth, true to life, slice of life. This movie could very easily be remade today. I hope it is!
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