The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Overview
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.726 |
Directed By
Josef von Sternberg
Crew
Josef von Sternberg
John Colton
Josef von Sternberg
Arnold Pressburger
Richard Hageman
Paul Ivano
Sam Winston
Josef von Sternberg
Geza Herczeg
Jules Furthman
James M. Cain
Karl Vollmöller
Albert de Courville
Boris Leven
John London
TOP CAST
Victor Mature
Doctor Omar
Ona Munson
'Mother' Gin Sling
Gene Tierney
Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Walter Huston
Sir Guy Charteris
Phyllis Brooks
Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann
Van Elst
Maria Ouspenskaya
The Amah
Eric Blore
Caesar Hawkins
Ivan Lebedeff
Boris
Mike Mazurki
The Coolie
Clyde Fillmore
Percival Montgomery Howe
Grayce Hampton
Lady Blessington
Rex Evans
The Counselor
Mikhail Rasumny
The Appraiser
Michael Dalmatoff
The Bartender
Marcel Dalio
The Master of the Spinning Wheel
John Abbott
Poppy's Escort
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