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The Shanghai Drama

Directed by G.W. Pabst
1938    1h 35m
6.4
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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Cast of The Shanghai Drama
  • Louis JouvetIvan
  • Raymond RouleauFranchon
  • Suzanne DesprèsNina
  • Valéry InkijinoffLee Pang
  • DorvilleBig-Bill
  • André AlermeMac Tavish
  • Elina LabourdetteVera
  • Robert ManuelAttacked customer
  • Mila ParélyCaptain of the girls
  • Christl MardaynMrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
  • Gabrielle DorziatCollege director
  • Marcel LupoviciBlack Serpent slayer
  • Gaby AndréFriend of Véra (uncredited)
  • Valentine CamaxTraveler (uncredited)
  • Janine DarceyStudent of the institution (uncredited)

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