The Shanghai Drama (1938)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 23, 1938Release Date
The Shanghai Drama (1938)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 23, 1938Release Date
Plot.
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 & Crew.

Louis Jouvet
Ivan

Raymond Rouleau
Franchon

Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang

Dorville
Big-Bill

André Alerme
Mac Tavish

Élina Labourdette
Vera

Robert Manuel
Attacked customer

Mila Parély
Captain of the girls

Suzanne Desprès
Nina / 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)

G.W. Pabst
Director
Details.
Release DateSeptember 23, 1938
Original NameLe Drame de Shanghaï
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
kidnapping
shanghai
sino japanese war
labor union
Wiki.
The Shanghai Drama (French: Le drame de Shanghaï) is a 1938 French drama film directed by G. W. Pabst and starring Christl Mardayn, Louis Jouvet and Raymond Rouleau. An exiled White Russian woman works as a cabaret singer in Shanghai to support her daughter through school. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Guy de Gastyne. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location in Saigon in French Indochina.
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