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

Doctor Omar

Victor Mature

'Mother' Gin Sling

Ona Munson

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Gene Tierney

Sir Guy Charteris

Walter Huston

Dixie Pomeroy

Phyllis Brooks

Van Elst

Albert Bassermann

The Amah

Maria Ouspenskaya

Caesar Hawkins

Eric Blore

Boris

Ivan Lebedeff

The Coolie

Mike Mazurki

Percival Montgomery Howe

Clyde Fillmore

Lady Blessington

Grayce Hampton

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