The Shanghai Drama (1938)
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...
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | fr |
Popularity | 2.038 |
Directed By
G.W. Pabst
Crew
G.W. Pabst
Herman G. Weinberg
Guy de Gastyne
Georges Annenkov
Henri Alekan
Andrej Andrejew
Robert Teisseire
Curt Courant
Ralph Erwin
Eugen Schüfftan
Léo Lania
Louisette Hautecœur
Jean Oser
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Henri Jeanson
Romain Pinès
Alexandre Arnoux
TOP CAST
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Suzanne Desprès
Nina
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Dorville
Big-Bill
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Elina Labourdette
Vera
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
Suzanne Desprès
Governess Niania
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)