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The Shanghai Drama (1938) | Slate

The Shanghai Drama

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Rated 6.6 on TMDB

The Shanghai Drama

Le Drame de Shanghaï

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...

Released: 1938
Runtime: 1h 35m
Genres: Drama
Country: France
Language: French

Direction and writing

Henri JeansonAdaptation

G.W. PabstDirector

Cast

Louis JouvetIvan
Raymond RouleauFranchon
Suzanne DesprèsNina, Governess Niania

HG

Herman G. WeinbergWriter

Where to watch

Unavailable

Valéry InkijinoffLee Pang

DorvilleBig-Bill

André AlermeMac Tavish

Élina LabourdetteVera

Robert ManuelAttacked customer

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