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The Shanghai Drama

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Calorie Rating: 107
Released: 1938-09-23
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Studios: TEOREMA,


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...

Director / Directors

G.W. Pabst
Director


Cast

Louis Jouvet
Character: Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
Character: Franchon
Suzanne Desprès
Character: Nina

Valéry Inkijinoff
Character: Lee Pang
Dorville
Character: Big-Bill
André Alerme
Character: Mac Tavish

Elina Labourdette
Character: Vera
Robert Manuel
Character: Attacked customer
Mila Parély
Character: Captain of the girls

Suzanne Desprès
Character: Governess Niania
Christl Mardayn
Character: Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat
Character: College director

Marcel Lupovici
Character: Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André
Character: Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valentine Camax
Character: Traveler (uncredited)

Janine Darcey
Character: Student of the institution (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Guy de Gastyne
Production Design
Andrej Andrejew
Production Design
Georges Annenkov
Costume Design

Robert Teisseire
Sound Engineer
Henri Alekan
Assistant Camera

Curt Courant
Director of Photography
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography
Ralph Erwin
Original Music Composer

Henri Jeanson
Adaptation