Shanghai

A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.

Cast

Loretta Young

as Barbara Howard

Charles Boyer

as Dimitri Koslov

Warner Oland

as Ambassador Lun Sing

Alison Skipworth

as Aunt Jane

Fred Keating

as Tommy Sherwood

Charley Grapewin

as Truesdale

Walter Kingsford

as Hilton

Josephine Whittell

as Mrs. Truesdale

Olive Tell

as Mrs. Hilton

Libby Taylor

as Corona, Maid

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