The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Name: The Shanghai Gesture
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance
Released: 1941-12-25
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Phyllis Brooks

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

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Released 1941-12-25 · 99 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Cast

Victor Mature as Doctor Omar
Ona Munson as 'Mother' Gin Sling
Gene Tierney as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Walter Huston as Sir Guy Charteris
Phyllis Brooks as Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann as Van Elst
Maria Ouspenskaya as The Amah
Eric Blore as Caesar Hawkins
Ivan Lebedeff as Boris
Mike Mazurki as The Coolie
Clyde Fillmore as Percival Montgomery Howe
Grayce Hampton as Lady Blessington
Rex Evans as The Counselor
Mikhail Rasumny as The Appraiser
Michael Dalmatoff as The Bartender