Shanghai Lady (1929)
Footloose Beauty in the Dens of the Orient!
Having spent several wasted months in a Shanghai opium dem, former prostitute Cassie Cook yearns to start her life afresh. Likewise, ex-convict Badlands McKinney also wants to clean up his act.
- Date of release
- 1929-11-17
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 6m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- John S. Robertson
Casting
- Mary Nolan — Cassie Cook
- James Murray — 'Badlands' McKinney
- Lydia Yeamans Titus — Polly Voo
- Wheeler Oakman — Repen
- Anders Randolf — Mandarin
- Yola d'Avril — Lizzie
- Mona Rico — Rose
- James B. Leong — Counselor (as Jimmy Leong)
Interesting facts
Shanghai Lady is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Houston Branch and Winnifred Reeve. It is based on the 1910 play Drifting by John Colton and Daisy H. Andrews. The film stars Mary Nolan, James Murray, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Wheeler Oakman, Anders Randolf, and Yola d'Avril. The film was released on November 17, 1929, by Universal Pictures.
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