The Shanghai Drama
Le Drame de Shanghaï
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...
G.W. Pabst Director Curt Courant Director of Photography Eugen Schüfftan Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur Editor Jean Oser Editor Ralph Erwin Original Music Composer Herman G. Weinberg Writer Alexandre Arnoux Writer Léo Lania Writer Romain Pinès Producer Guy de Gastyne Production Design Andrej Andrejew Production Design
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