The Shanghai Drama
Le Drame de Shanghaï
Release: 1938-09-23
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 6.4
Drama
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...
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
TEOREMA
Cast
Suzanne Desprès
as Nina, Governess Niania
Dorville
as Big-Bill
Christl Mardayn
as Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Marcel Lupovici
as Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André
as Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valéry Inkijinoff
as Lee Pang
André Alerme
as Mac Tavish
Gabrielle Dorziat
as College director
Valentine Camax
as Traveler (uncredited)
Robert Manuel
as Attacked customer
Janine Darcey
as Student of the institution (uncredited)
Louis Jouvet
as Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
as Franchon
Élina Labourdette
as Vera
Mila Parély
as Captain of the girls
