The Shanghai Drama
The Shanghai Drama

The Shanghai Drama (1938)

1938-09-23

(US) •

Drama

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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...

Movie Cast

The Shanghai Drama

Louis Jouvet

Ivan

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Raymond Rouleau

Franchon

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Suzanne Desprès

Nina

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Valéry Inkijinoff

Lee Pang

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Dorville

Big-Bill

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André Alerme

Mac Tavish

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Élina Labourdette

Vera

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Robert Manuel

Attacked customer

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Mila Parély

Captain of the girls

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Suzanne Desprès

Governess Niania

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Christl Mardayn

Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy

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Gabrielle Dorziat

College director

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Marcel Lupovici

Black Serpent slayer

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Gaby André

Friend of Véra (uncredited)

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Valentine Camax

Traveler (uncredited)

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Janine Darcey

Student of the institution (uncredited)