The Shanghai Drama (1938) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : TEOREMA /

September 23, 1938 1h 35m France Drama French More

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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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title：The Shanghai Drama
status：Released
Release date： 1938
Runtime：1h 35m
Genres： Drama ·
Countries of origin： France ·
Original Language： French ·
Director： G.W. Pabst /
Writers： Herman G. Weinberg · Henri Jeanson · Alexandre Arnoux · Léo Lania · Oscar Paul Gilbert ·
Production companies： TEOREMA ·
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...