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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
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A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling... See full summary » Director:Josef von Sternberg |
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| Gene Tierney | ... |
Victoria Charteris
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Sir Guy Charteris
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Doctor Omar
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Ona Munson | ... |
'Mother' Gin Sling
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Phyllis Brooks | ... |
Dixie Pomeroy
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Albert Bassermann | ... |
Van Elst
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Maria Ouspenskaya | ... |
The Amah
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Eric Blore | ... |
Caesar Hawkins
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Ivan Lebedeff | ... |
Boris
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| Mike Mazurki | ... |
The Coolie
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Clyde Fillmore | ... |
Percival Montgomery Hower
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Grayce Hampton | ... |
Lady Blessington
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Rex Evans | ... |
Mr. Jackson
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Mikhail Rasumny | ... |
Mischa Vaginisky
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Michael Dalmatoff | ... |
The Bartender
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Storyline
A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling, a dragon-lady who worked herself up from poverty to buy the casino. Sir Guy Charteris, wealthy entrepreneur, has purchased a large area of Shanghai, forcing Gin Sling to vacate by the coming Chinese New Year. Under orders from Gin Sling, who has found out Poppy is Charteris' daughter, the smarmy Doctor Omar leads Poppy deeper and deeper into an addiction to gambling and alcohol. Gin Sling, realizing that Charteris was her long-ago husband who she thinks abandoned her, plans her revenge by inviting Charteris to a Chinese New Year dinner party to expose his past indiscretions. Charteris, however, has a suprise of his own to spring on Gin Sling. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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People Live in Shanghai for Many Reasons... Most of Them Bad! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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Shangai, ville de folies See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
(copyright length) | USA: (restored version) (1981) | West Germany:Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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without expecting credit or mention stand ready day and night to do their
best - and who at their best are more than good enough to deserve mention. See more »
(1918)
Music by Harry Carroll
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Played on piano by Rex Evans at Gin Sling's dinner party See more »
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Trivia
In the play, the setting was a brothel run by "Mother Goddam", who was once sold into prostitution, and it dealt with drug addition and nymphomania as well. Many initial adaptations of the original play were rejected by the Hays office, and they discouraged studios from making the film. The Chinese consulate also voiced objections to the portrayal of the Chinese in the play. See more »Quotes
Poppy: The other places are like kindergardens compared with this. It smells so incredibly evil! I didn't think such a place existed except in my own imagination. It has a ghastly familiarity like a half-remembered dream. *Anything* could happen here... any moment...See more »
Crazy Credits
[after the cast credits] ... and a large cast of HOLLYWOOD EXTRAS whowithout expecting credit or mention stand ready day and night to do their
best - and who at their best are more than good enough to deserve mention. See more »
Soundtracks
"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows"(1918)
Music by Harry Carroll
Lyrics by Joseph McCarthy
Played on piano by Rex Evans at Gin Sling's dinner party See more »
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