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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

NR ★ 6.2/10 99 min Drama United States English
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Theatre Play: John Colton
Adaptation: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Karl Vollmöller, James M. Cain, Jules Furthman
Streaming: Not available
Mystery-lure of the Far East!

Description

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

Top Cast

Victor Mature
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Ona Munson
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Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Walter Huston
Walter Huston Sir Guy Charteris
Phyllis Brooks
Phyllis Brooks Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann
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Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya The Amah
Eric Blore
Eric Blore Caesar Hawkins

The Shanghai Gesture Appears on 3 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #694

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #72

Filmmaker Curation

Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #85

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