The Shanghai Gesture

6.3 1941 99 min
NR
Drama Crime Mystery Romance

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

About

Key details for this title

Director
Josef von Sternberg
Writers
Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman, James M. Cain, Karl Vollmöller
Classification
NR

Cast

The cast behind this title

Victor Mature Doctor Omar
Ona Munson 'Mother' Gin Sling
Gene Tierney Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Walter Huston Sir Guy Charteris
Phyllis Brooks Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann Van Elst
Maria Ouspenskaya The Amah
Eric Blore Caesar Hawkins
Ivan Lebedeff Boris
Mike Mazurki The Coolie
Clyde Fillmore Percival Montgomery Howe
Grayce Hampton Lady Blessington
Rex Evans The Counselor
Mikhail Rasumny The Appraiser
Michael Dalmatoff The Bartender
Marcel Dalio The Master of the Spinning Wheel
John Abbott Poppy's Escort

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