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.
| Camera | Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jules Furthman | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Directing | Josef von Sternberg | Director |
| Editing | Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Production | Adolph Zukor | Executive Producer |
| Camera | James Wong Howe | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Herman Hand | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Karl Hajos | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Richard Kollorsz | Set Designer |
| Camera | Otto Dyar | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Harry D. Mills | Sound |
| Crew | Adolph Zukor | Presenter |
| Camera | Milton Bridenbecker | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roy Clark | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costumer |
| Crew | Tom Gubbins | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Rudolph G. Kopp | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Warren Lynch | Second Assistant Camera |
| Sound | W. Franke Harling | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Homer Plannette | Gaffer |
| Camera | Warner Cruze | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Junius Estep | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Harry Hervey | Story |
