Gene Tierney is about as Chinese as I am. She is beautiful, but she doesn't look vaguely Asian. Lynn Bari does a fine job as Second Hand Rose, or whatever character she was playing as a Japanese spy. But poor Victor Mclaglen is horribly miscast as a Canadian working for the Japanese. I can just imagine him with a hockey stick. And him losing a fight to Montgomery? I don't think so. There are some very good scenes in the beginning and the later part of the film; especially the brutal treatment of the Chinese by the Japanese, and the Chinese classroom scenes. However, the film has quite a few flaws as well. I am sure you will notice them without my assistance. Watchable soap with some unexpected results.
Review of China Girl
