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The Shanghai Drama

Drama

6.4

Release Date

September 23, 1938

Duration

95 min

Status

Released

Language

fr

Overview

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...

Casts

Louis Jouvet

Ivan

Louis Jouvet

Raymond Rouleau

Franchon

Raymond Rouleau

Suzanne Desprès

Nina

Suzanne Desprès

Valéry Inkijinoff

Lee Pang

Valéry Inkijinoff

Dorville

Big-Bill

Dorville

André Alerme

Mac Tavish

André Alerme

Élina Labourdette

Vera

Élina Labourdette

Robert Manuel

Attacked customer

Robert Manuel

Mila Parély

Captain of the girls

Mila Parély

Suzanne Desprès

Governess Niania

Suzanne Desprès

Christl Mardayn

Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy

Christl Mardayn

Gabrielle Dorziat

College director

Gabrielle Dorziat

Marcel Lupovici

Black Serpent slayer

Marcel Lupovici

Gaby André

Friend of Véra (uncredited)

Gaby André

Valentine Camax

Traveler (uncredited)

Valentine Camax

Janine Darcey

Student of the institution (uncredited)

Janine Darcey

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