CinemaOSMovie · 1941 · 1h 39m · NR
The Shanghai Gesture

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

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A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

Directed byJosef von Sternberg

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
EN
Released
December 25, 1941
Studios
United ArtistsArnold Pressburger Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Doctor Omar

Ona Munson

Ona Munson

'Mother' Gin Sling

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Sir Guy Charteris

Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks

Dixie Pomeroy

Albert Bassermann

Albert Bassermann

Van Elst

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria Ouspenskaya

The Amah

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Caesar Hawkins

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan Lebedeff

Boris

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

The Coolie

Creative team
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Josef von Sternberg
Written by
James M. Cain
James M. Cain
Karl Vollmöller
Produced by
Arnold Pressburger
Albert de Courville

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