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The Shanghai Gesture 1941

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

Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Written by: Josef von Sternberg & Geza Herczeg & James M. Cain & Jules Furthman & Karl Vollmöller
Runtime: 99 minutes
Tagline: Mystery-lure of the Far East!
Cast:
Victor Mature Victor Mature
Doctor Omar 
Ona Munson Ona Munson
'Mother' Gin Sling 
Gene Tierney Gene Tierney
Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith") 
Walter Huston Walter Huston
Sir Guy Charteris 
Phyllis Brooks Phyllis Brooks
Dixie Pomeroy 
Albert Bassermann Albert Bassermann
Van Elst 
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Also known as:
  • I misteri di Shangai