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The Shanghai Gesture
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The Shanghai Gesture

Dec 25, 1941
1h 39m
★ 6.3

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Arnold Pressburger Films
United Artists

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Cast

Victor Mature

Doctor Omar

Victor Mature

Ona Munson

'Mother' Gin Sling

Ona Munson

Gene Tierney

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Gene Tierney

Walter Huston

Sir Guy Charteris

Walter Huston

Phyllis Brooks

Dixie Pomeroy

Phyllis Brooks

Albert Bassermann

Van Elst

Albert Bassermann

Maria Ouspenskaya

The Amah

Maria Ouspenskaya

Eric Blore

Caesar Hawkins

Eric Blore

Ivan Lebedeff

Boris

Ivan Lebedeff

Mike Mazurki

The Coolie

Mike Mazurki

Clyde Fillmore

Percival Montgomery Howe

Clyde Fillmore

Grayce Hampton

Lady Blessington

Grayce Hampton

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