Mandalay is a 1934 American pre Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Austin Parker and Charles Kenyon based on a story by Paul Hervey Fox.

The film stars Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland and Lyle Talbot, and features Ruth Donnelly and Reginald Owen.

The film is about a world-weary woman (Francis) nicknamed "Spot White" at the local brothel-bar who does what she can to survive.

[2] Future child star Shirley Temple appeared in a walk-on role as the daughter of the Donnelly and Littlefield characters.

[3] Russian refugee Tanya Borisoff is suddenly abandoned penniless in Rangoon by her lover, Tony Evans, when he accepts a gunrunning deal from Nick, the owner of a sleazy local nightclub.

As Tanya and Dr. Burton begin to fall in love, she learns he's seeking to make amends for once fatally operating on a patient while drunk.

Chatterton turned down the role because she did not want to play a prostitute again, and Brent because he did not want to make the trip to the Stockton, California location on San Joaquin River, where the film shot for 10 days.