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The Shanghai Drama

First aired on Sep 23, 1938

Runtime: 95 mins

60%

Genres: 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...

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Louis Jouvet | Ivan
Raymond Rouleau | Franchon
Suzanne Desprès | Nina
Valéry Inkijinoff | Lee Pang
Dorville | Big-Bill
André Alerme | Mac Tavish
Featured Crew
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G.W. Pabst | Director
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Herman G. Weinberg | Writer
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Andrej Andrejew | Production Design
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Guy de Gastyne | Production Design
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Georges Annenkov | Costume Design
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Robert Teisseire | Sound Engineer