Oil for the Lamps of China

Based on the best-selling novel by Alice Tisdale Hobart, this gripping drama stars Pat O’Brien as Stephen Chase, a salesman with an American oil conglomerate dispatched to China to establish his company’s presence there. But Chase’s tireless dedication to his job borders on obsession, jeopardizing his relationship with his new wife (Josephine Hutchinson) and putting his own life in danger to safeguard corporate funds. With Jean Muir, Lyle Talbot, Arthur Byron. 98 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.