The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

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

Date of release

1941-12-25

TMDB

6.3 / 10 (77)

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Casting

• 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

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