The Shanghai Drama
movie
Released September 23, 1938
Genres:
Overview
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...
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
Christl Mardayn
as
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat
as
College director
Crew
G.W. Pabst
as
Director
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Herman G. Weinberg
as
Writer
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Andrej Andrejew
as
Production Design
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Guy de Gastyne
as
Production Design
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Georges Annenkov
as
Costume Design
Robert Teisseire
as
Sound Engineer
Henri Alekan
as
Assistant Camera
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Curt Courant
as
Director of Photography
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Eugen Schüfftan
as
Director of Photography
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Ralph Erwin
as
Original Music Composer
Henri Jeanson
as
Adaptation
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Alexandre Arnoux
as
Writer