The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1941-12-25
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 63 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: 普通话
  • Production Company: Arnold Pressburger Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Josef von Sternberg
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Summary

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

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  • Victor Mature

    as Doctor Omar
  • Ona Munson

    as 'Mother' Gin Sling
  • Gene Tierney

    as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
  • Walter Huston

    as Sir Guy Charteris
  • Phyllis Brooks

    as Dixie Pomeroy
  • Albert Bassermann

    as Van Elst
  • Maria Ouspenskaya

    as The Amah
  • Eric Blore

    as Caesar Hawkins
  • Ivan Lebedeff

    as Boris
  • Mike Mazurki

    as The Coolie
  • Clyde Fillmore

    as Percival Montgomery Howe
  • Grayce Hampton

    as Lady Blessington
  • Rex Evans

    as The Counselor
  • Mikhail Rasumny

    as The Appraiser
  • Michael Dalmatoff

    as The Bartender
  • Marcel Dalio

    as The Master of the Spinning Wheel
  • John Abbott

    as Poppy's Escort
Camera Paul Ivano Director of Photography
Writing John Colton Theatre Play
Writing Josef von Sternberg Adaptation
Sound Richard Hageman Original Music Composer
Editing Sam Winston Editor
Production Arnold Pressburger Producer
Directing Josef von Sternberg Director
Writing Josef von Sternberg Writer
Writing Geza Herczeg Writer
Writing Karl Vollmöller Writer
Production Albert de Courville Producer
Writing James M. Cain Writer
Art Boris Leven Art Direction
Writing Jules Furthman Writer
Directing John London Second Assistant Director

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