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The Shanghai Drama

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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 byG.W. Pabst

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
FR
Released
September 23, 1938
Studios
TEOREMA

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

Ivan

Raymond Rouleau

Raymond Rouleau

Franchon

Suzanne Desprès

Suzanne Desprès

Nina

Valéry Inkijinoff

Valéry Inkijinoff

Lee Pang

Dorville

Dorville

Big-Bill

André Alerme

André Alerme

Mac Tavish

Élina Labourdette

Élina Labourdette

Vera

Robert Manuel

Robert Manuel

Attacked customer

Mila Parély

Mila Parély

Captain of the girls

Christl Mardayn

Christl Mardayn

Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy

Creative team
Directed by
G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Written by
Herman G. Weinberg
Léo Lania
Produced by
Romain Pinès

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