The Shanghai Drama
6.3
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...
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Cast
16 people
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Known for
Jenny Lamour
Hôtel du Nord
Elina Labourdette
Vera
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Also in
Paris Frills
The Scheming Women
Suzanne Desprès
Nina / Governess Niania
Also in
The Bread Peddler
Flight Into Darkness
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Known for
Storm Over Asia
The Tiger of Eschnapur
Dorville
Big-Bill
Also in
Don Quixote
Extenuating Circumstances
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Known for
Carnival in Flanders
Élina Labourdette
Vera
Known for
Lola
Les Dames du bois de Boulogne
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Known for
Rififi
The Black Tulip
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Rules of the Game
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Known for
The Story of Vickie
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Known for
A Monkey in Winter
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G.W. Pabst Director · Alexandre Arnoux Writer Léo Lania Writer
Director
G.W. Pabst
Writer
Alexandre Arnoux
Writer
Léo Lania
Writer
Herman G. Weinberg
Author
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Composer
Ralph Erwin
Cinematographer
Eugen Schüfftan
Cinematographer
Curt Courant
Editor
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Jean Oser
Production designer
Andrej Andrejew
Production designer
Guy de Gastyne
Costume designer
Georges Annenkov
United States release January 10, 1945 · Produced in France · Production Lucía Films
Production
TEOREMA
Production
Lucía Films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Le Drame de Shanghaï
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · September 23, 1938
Theatrical
France · October 25, 1938
Theatrical
United States · January 10, 1945
Theatrical
China
December 7, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Denmark
January 30, 1939 · Theatrical
Finland
February 26, 1939 · Theatrical
France
October 30, 2019 · Theatrical · Restored version
Netherlands
January 27, 1939 · Theatrical
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