Drame de Shanghaï, Le 1938

Synopsis:

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...

Directed by: G.W. Pabst
Written by: Alexandre Arnoux & Léo Lania & Herman G. Weinberg
Runtime: 95 minutes
Cast:
Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet
Ivan 
Raymond Rouleau
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon 
Valéry Inkijinoff
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang 
Dorville
Dorville
Big-Bill 
André Alerme
André Alerme
Mac Tavish 
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Also known as:
  • The Shanghai Drama