The Shanghai Drama (1938)
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...
Director: G.W. Pabst
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Louis Jouvet as Ivan |
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Raymond Rouleau as Franchon |
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Suzanne Desprès as Nina |
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Valéry Inkijinoff as Lee Pang |
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Dorville as Big-Bill |
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André Alerme as Mac Tavish |
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Élina Labourdette as Vera |
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Robert Manuel as Attacked customer |
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Mila Parély as Captain of the girls |
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Suzanne Desprès as Governess Niania |
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Christl Mardayn as Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy |
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Gabrielle Dorziat as College director |
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Marcel Lupovici as Black Serpent slayer |
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Gaby André as Friend of Véra (uncredited) |
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Valentine Camax as Traveler (uncredited) |
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Janine Darcey as Student of the institution (uncredited) |
| Directing | G.W. Pabst | Director |
| Art | Guy de Gastyne | Production Design |
| Art | Andrej Andrejew | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Annenkov | Costume Design |
| Sound | Robert Teisseire | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | Henri Alekan | Assistant Camera |
| Writing | Herman G. Weinberg | Writer |
| Camera | Curt Courant | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Eugen Schüfftan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ralph Erwin | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Louisette Hautecœur | Editor |
| Writing | Henri Jeanson | Adaptation |
| Writing | Alexandre Arnoux | Writer |
| Writing | Oscar Paul Gilbert | Author |
| Editing | Jean Oser | Editor |
| Production | Romain Pinès | Producer |
| Writing | Léo Lania | Writer |
