The Shanghai Drama

IMDb 6.4 1938 • 95 min • Drama

Director

G.W. Pabst

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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...

Top Cast

Louis Jouvet
Louis Jouvet Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
Raymond Rouleau Franchon
Suzanne Desprès
Suzanne Desprès Nina
Valéry Inkijinoff
Valéry Inkijinoff Lee Pang
Dorville
Dorville Big-Bill