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The Shanghai Drama
1938, Sep 23
1h 35m
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...
Directed by
G.W. Pabst
Written by
Léo Lania, Alexandre Arnoux, Herman G. Weinberg
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Élina Labourdette
Vera
Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)
Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Dorville
Big-Bill
Suzanne Desprès
Nina
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