Tijdens een politiek instabiele periode in China, rijdt een groep passagiers met de Shanghai Express van Peking naar Shanghai, een reis van drie dagen. Onder hen is de beruchte Shanghai Lily, die vroeger een liefdesrelatie had met de Britse dokter Donald Harvey, tot haar verbazing een medepassagier. Dan wordt Harvey echter gekidnapt door een groep rebellen die de trein overvalt.
Nee, helaas is Shanghai Express nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Writing | Jules Furthman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Directing | Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Editing | Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Production | Adolph Zukor | Executive Producer |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Herman Hand | Orchestrator |
| Camera | Warner Cruze | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | W. Franke Harling | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills | Sound |
| Crew | Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Camera | Milton Bridenbecker | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costumer |
| Crew | Tom Gubbins | Technical Advisor |
| Art | Richard Kollorsz | Set Designer |
| Camera | Junius Estep | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Warren Lynch | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Karl Hajos | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otto Dyar | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Homer Plannette | Gaffer |
| Camera | Roy Clark | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costumer |
| Writing | Harry Hervey | Story |
