Drama
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
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Élina Labourdette
Vera
Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Dorville
Big-Bill
Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
Suzanne Desprès
Nina
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
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