The Shanghai Drama

1938 | 95 minutes | 6.4 ★ (7)

The Shanghai 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...

  • Release Date

    23 September 1938

  • DirectingG.W. Pabst
  • Budget

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  • Revenue

    $0.00

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