About this release
A Shanghai durante gli anni trenta, una canzonettista viene ricattata da un ex amante, una spia russa. Costui la costringe a predisporre una trappola di cui dovrebbe cadere vittima un politico cinese che ha giurato di sterminare una setta di assassini. L'agguato però non ha successo e la cantante uccide il russo che voleva fargliela pagare. Poi la donna s'imbarca per l'Europa con la figlia, ma mentre sale a bordo gli uomini della setta la raggiungono e la uccidono.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Shanghai Drama (1938)
95 min
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...
Credits
Director
G.W. Pabst
Writer
Herman G. Weinberg
Alexandre Arnoux
Léo Lania
Cast
Louis Jouvetas Ivan
Raymond Rouleauas Franchon
Suzanne Desprèsas Nina
Valéry Inkijinoffas Lee Pang
Dorvilleas Big-Bill
André Alermeas Mac Tavish
Élina Labourdetteas Vera
Robert Manuelas Attacked customer
Mila Parélyas Captain of the girls
Suzanne Desprèsas Governess Niania
Cinematographer
Curt Courant
Eugen Schüfftan
Composer
Ralph Erwin
Editor
Louisette Hautecœur
Jean Oser
Producer
Romain Pinès
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 18, 2026