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The Shanghai Drama

(1938)

September 23, 1938 1h 35m
64%
TMDB Score

Overview

A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...

G.W. Pabst

Director

Top Billed Cast

LJ

Louis Jouvet

Ivan

RR

Raymond Rouleau

Franchon

SD

Suzanne Desprès

Nina

VI

Valéry Inkijinoff

Lee Pang

D

Dorville

Big-Bill

AA

André Alerme

Mac Tavish

ÉL

Élina Labourdette

Vera

RM

Robert Manuel

Attacked customer

MP

Mila Parély

Captain of the girls

SD

Suzanne Desprès

Governess Niania