The Shanghai Gesture

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

Cast

Victor Mature

as Doctor Omar

Ona Munson

as 'Mother' Gin Sling

Gene Tierney

as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Walter Huston

as Sir Guy Charteris

Phyllis Brooks

as Dixie Pomeroy

Albert Bassermann

as Van Elst

Maria Ouspenskaya

as The Amah

Eric Blore

as Caesar Hawkins

Ivan Lebedeff

as Boris

Mike Mazurki

as The Coolie

Reviews

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"Sir Guy Charteris" (Walter Huston) is an entrepreneurial British developer who has his eyes on the gin-palace of "Mother Gin Sling" (Ona Munson). The latter woman is running her successful den of iniquity and has no intention of acquiescing to the venal aspirations of her new nemesis. Determined to...

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