The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Genre: Drama / Filmnoir
Duration: 98 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Stars: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Ona Munson
IMDb score:
6,5 (3.215)
Releasedate: 25 December 1941
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Shanghai Gesture plot
"Mystery-lure of the Far East!"
Mother Gin Sling is the owner of one of the gambling dens in Shanghai. She is told that Sir Guy Charteris plans to close her gambling den. She decides to go to him for more information. Among the regular visitors of the gambling den there is a certain young Poppy Smith, who loses a lot of money on gambling and thereby sinks into alcoholism. But for Mother Gin Sling, her condition could mean a lot to the gambling den's survival.
Actors and actresses
Doctor Omar
Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
'Mother' Gin Sling
Sir Guy Charteris
Dixie Pomeroy
Van Elst
The Amah
Caesar Hawkins
Boris
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