The Shanghai Drama backdrop
The Shanghai Drama poster
Trailer
The Shanghai Drama
6.4
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1h 35m
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1938
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Released
Overview
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...

Cast
Louis Jouvet poster
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Raymond Rouleau poster
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Suzanne Desprès poster
Suzanne Desprès
Nina
Valéry Inkijinoff poster
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Dorville poster
Dorville
Big-Bill
André Alerme poster
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Elina Labourdette poster
Elina Labourdette
Vera
Robert Manuel poster
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Mila Parély poster
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
Suzanne Desprès poster
Suzanne Desprès
Governess Niania
Christl Mardayn poster
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat poster
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Marcel Lupovici poster
Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André poster
Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valentine Camax poster
Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
Janine Darcey poster
Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)

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