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The Shanghai Drama

64 %|Sep 23, 1938|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...

Featured Crew

G.W. Pabst
Director
Herman G. Weinberg
Writer
Andrej Andrejew
Production Design
Guy de Gastyne
Production Design
Georges Annenkov
Costume Design
Robert Teisseire
Sound Engineer
Henri Alekan
Assistant Camera
Curt Courant
Director of Photography

Cast

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Dorville
Big-Bill
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André Alerme
Mac Tavish
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Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
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Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
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Suzanne Desprès
Governess Niania
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Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
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Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
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Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
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Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
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Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
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Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)