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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Romance

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

Rating
6.2 / 10 (78 votes)
Release date
December 25, 1941
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
English
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Victor MatureDoctor Omar
  • Ona Munson'Mother' Gin Sling
  • Gene TierneyVictoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
  • Walter HustonSir Guy Charteris
  • Phyllis BrooksDixie Pomeroy
  • Albert BassermannVan Elst
  • Maria OuspenskayaThe Amah
  • Eric BloreCaesar Hawkins
  • Ivan LebedeffBoris
  • Mike MazurkiThe Coolie
  • Clyde FillmorePercival Montgomery Howe
  • Grayce HamptonLady Blessington

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