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The Shanghai Gesture

Josef von Sternberg

1941 • 1h 39m

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

The Shanghai Gesture

Cast

Victor Mature

Victor MatureDoctor Omar

Ona Munson

Ona Munson'Mother' Gin Sling

Gene Tierney

Gene TierneyVictoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Walter Huston

Walter HustonSir Guy Charteris

Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis BrooksDixie Pomeroy

Albert Bassermann

Albert BassermannVan Elst

Maria Ouspenskaya

Maria OuspenskayaThe Amah

Eric Blore

Eric BloreCaesar Hawkins

Ivan Lebedeff

Ivan LebedeffBoris

Mike Mazurki

Mike MazurkiThe Coolie

Clyde Fillmore

Clyde FillmorePercival Montgomery Howe

Grayce Hampton

Grayce HamptonLady Blessington

Rex Evans

Rex EvansThe Counselor

Mikhail Rasumny

Mikhail RasumnyThe Appraiser

Michael DalmatoffThe Bartender

Crew

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von SternbergAdaptation

Richard Hageman

Richard HagemanOriginal Music Composer

James M. Cain

James M. CainWriter

Boris Leven

Boris LevenArt Direction

Jules Furthman

Jules FurthmanWriter

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