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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.

Director

Mark Robson

Year

Genre

biography, drama, war

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Gladys Aylward

Capt. Lin Nan

The Mandarin of Yang Cheng

Hok-A

Jeannie Lawson

Sir Francis Jamison

Dr. Robinson

Moultrie Kelsall

Mr. Murfin

Yang

Sui-Lan

Secretary at China Inland Mission

Sir Francis' Cook

Woman with Baby

Miss Thompson

Li

Russian Soldier

Madman

Russian Fireman

Alexis Bobrinskoy

Chinese Dancer

Tax Collector

Christopher Chen

Innkeeper's Wife

Japanese Lieutenant

Timothy

Missionary

Ursula Granville

Train Passenger

George Holdcroft

Young Lin

Sixpence

Chief Muleteer

Train Passenger

Mai Da

Train Passenger

Jack Mandeville

Train Passenger

Russian Soldier

Russian Commissar

André Mikhelson

Russian Conductor

Stanislaw Mikula

Buddhist Priest

Bit Part

Little boy on train,

Train Passenger

Chinese Soldier

Mandarin's Aide

Chinese Captain

Orphan Boy

Bai-Bao

Bit part

Chief Prison Guard Reporting Riot

Russian Officer

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Gladys Aylward Mandarin's Aide Capt. Lin Nan Jeannie Lawson Dr. Robinson Yang Sir Francis Jamison Miss Thompson Tax Collector Hok-a

(suspenseful theme playing) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(suspenseful theme playing)

PRIEST:
...the remission
of all his sins... - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

PRIEST: ...the remission of all his sins...

Rose. You worked
overtime again, huh? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Rose. You worked overtime again, huh?

I'm sorry, Henry.
Queen of spades. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm sorry, Henry. Queen of spades.

We'll soon see The wages are 19 shillings a week - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

We'll soon see The wages are 19 shillings a week

Gee,
those flowers look real. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Gee, those flowers look real.

Did you pin your passport into your underthings - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Did you pin your passport into your underthings

I thought I was going to make my own tea and save money - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I thought I was going to make my own tea and save money

At least you have a destination That's something - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

At least you have a destination That's something

I'm not that kind of machinery - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm not that kind of machinery

VOICE OVER P.A.:
Attention, please. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

VOICE OVER P.A.: Attention, please.

( phone rings ) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

( phone rings )

You don't smoke, do you? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You don't smoke, do you?

( sobs ) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Ma, I'm sorry I said that. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Ma, I'm sorry I said that.

Yang's been with me 20 years - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Yang's been with me 20 years

A community bed - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

A community bed

You like the country,
Rose? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You like the country, Rose?

Yang I've tried to learn Chinese from a book - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Yang I've tried to learn Chinese from a book

Are all those girls his daughters - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Are all those girls his daughters

Yes but don't forget You foreign devil here - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Yes but don't forget You foreign devil here

There's much that is horrible in China - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

There's much that is horrible in China

Why didn't you wear a jacket?
I'm not cold. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Why didn't you wear a jacket? I'm not cold.

It's a hard life for a young woman - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

It's a hard life for a young woman

Yang says that everybody in China - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Yang says that everybody in China

(suspenseful theme plays) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(suspenseful theme plays)

(upbeat dance music plays) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(upbeat dance music plays)

China is going to be one country - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

China is going to be one country

You mean this, Frank? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You mean this, Frank?

You know, Rose,
you would do me a great honor. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You know, Rose, you would do me a great honor.

I'm instructed to tell you - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm instructed to tell you

The government is interested in the opinion - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

The government is interested in the opinion

Mine will not be a long visit - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mine will not be a long visit

What is a foreigner Captain - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

What is a foreigner Captain

I cannot speak for all China - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I cannot speak for all China

Oh and I'm a dreadful old woman - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Oh and I'm a dreadful old woman

Pray That's an order - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Pray That's an order

What do you think he wants - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

What do you think he wants

Mary. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Honey, uh... - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

( chattering in Italian ) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

( chattering in Italian )

VOICE OVER P.A.:
Ralph Bianco. Ralph Bianco. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

VOICE OVER P.A.: Ralph Bianco. Ralph Bianco.

If I were really kind - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

If I were really kind

It seems possible however - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

It seems possible however

Those men who are not frightened of the job - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Those men who are not frightened of the job

Mandarin say Captain Lin ask him to help you - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mandarin say Captain Lin ask him to help you

There, you see how special you are? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

There, you see how special you are?

Take these - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mandarin agree to what you ask - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mandarin agree to what you ask

But my happinesses were too many to count - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But my happinesses were too many to count

(bell rings) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Do not compliment me - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Do not compliment me

ALMA: Frank, wait up!
Hey, Alma. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

ALMA: Frank, wait up! Hey, Alma.

Mary! - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But you have to interfere with what is wrong - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But you have to interfere with what is wrong

Where could
she be? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Where could she be?

Mary! - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mary. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm surprised that you've never attempted to convert me - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm surprised that you've never attempted to...

( softly ):
Oh, dear God, please. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

( softly ): Oh, dear God, please.

Hey, Joe!
Frank! - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Hey, Joe! Frank!

It is the safety of the soul - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

It is the safety of the soul

Yes, sir. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

My name is Jen ai - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

My name is Jen ai

(ringing continues) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(ringing continues)

Is your boy home, Mrs. Bianco? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Is your boy home, Mrs. Bianco?

You satisfied? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But if this should happen - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But if this should happen

When the invaders come - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

When the invaders come

Now on the night the baby Lord Jesus - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Now on the night the baby Lord Jesus

Mary, not--
Not for me. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mary, not-- Not for me.

Mary, baby. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I I remembered you as a friend - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I I remembered you as a friend

Come on, Pa,
let's go to church. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Come on, Pa, let's go to church.

Surely that was a great opportunity for making converts - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Surely that was a great opportunity for making converts

I believe in China as it can be - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I believe in China as it can be

(dramatic theme building) - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

(dramatic theme building)

My conscience is my own affair - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

My conscience is my own affair

You do your work I do mine - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You do your work I do mine

But you can be very hard Jen ai Like a man - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

But you can be very hard Jen ai Like a man

Maybe Hoka is right - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Maybe Hoka is right

You can go downstairs now. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You can go downstairs now.

Don't you see how stupid and pointless this is - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Don't you see how stupid and pointless this is

Rose... - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You know, every Sunday, - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

You know, every Sunday,

What's the water for? - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

What's the water for?

Boy, you drive like a wild man. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Boy, you drive like a wild man.

I'm not attractive in that way - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

I'm not attractive in that way

Papa. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Noble. - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

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A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.

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Director: Mark Robson

Writer: Isobel Lennart, Alan Burgess

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: biography, drama, war

Year: 1958

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Dec 1958

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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