The Shanghai Drama (1938)
Synopsis
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...
Release Date: 1938-09-23
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: G.W. Pabst
Top Cast
- Louis Jouvet as Ivan
- Raymond Rouleau as Franchon
- Suzanne Desprès as Nina
- Valéry Inkijinoff as Lee Pang
- Dorville as Big-Bill
- André Alerme as Mac Tavish
- Élina Labourdette as Vera
- Robert Manuel as Attacked customer
- Mila Parély as Captain of the girls
- Suzanne Desprès as Governess Niania
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