The Shanghai Drama (1938)

09/23/1938 (FR) • 1h 35m

Drama

Overview

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...

Top Billed Cast


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

shanghai, china

kidnapping

second sino-japanese war (1937-45)

labor union

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