The Shanghai Drama
Released: September 23, 1938Runtime: 95 minLanguage: FR
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...
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Christl Mardayn
as la chanteuse Kay Murphy
Louis Jouvet
as L'aventurier Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
as Le journaliste André Franchon
Dorville
as Big-Bill, le patron de la boîte de nuit
Suzanne Despres
as La gouvernante Niania
Elina Labourdette
as Vera Blonski
Gabrielle Dorziat
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Mila Parely
as La capitaine des girls
Robert Manuel
as Le client attaqué
Marcel Lupovici
as Un tueur du Serpent Noir
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