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The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture

# Mystery-lure of the Far East!
Drama
📜 Overview: A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
🌏 Languages Available: Mandarin , English , French , Russian , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1941-12-25
⌚ Running Time: 99 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.2

Beloved Cast

Victor Mature original image
Doctor Omar
Victor Mature
Ona Munson original image
'Mother' Gin Sling
Ona Munson
Gene Tierney original image
Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Gene Tierney
Walter Huston original image
Sir Guy Charteris
Walter Huston
Phyllis Brooks original image
Dixie Pomeroy
Phyllis Brooks
Albert Bassermann original image
Van Elst
Albert Bassermann
Maria Ouspenskaya original image
The Amah
Maria Ouspenskaya
Eric Blore original image
Caesar Hawkins
Eric Blore
Ivan Lebedeff original image
Boris
Ivan Lebedeff
Mike Mazurki original image
The Coolie
Mike Mazurki
Clyde Fillmore original image
Percival Montgomery Howe
Clyde Fillmore
Grayce Hampton original image
Lady Blessington
Grayce Hampton
Rex Evans original image
The Counselor
Rex Evans
Mikhail Rasumny original image
The Appraiser
Mikhail Rasumny
Michael Dalmatoff original image
The Bartender
Michael Dalmatoff
Marcel Dalio original image
The Master of the Spinning Wheel
Marcel Dalio
John Abbott original image
Poppy's Escort
John Abbott

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