The Shanghai gesture
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The work The Shanghai gesture represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
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The Shanghai gesture
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The work The Shanghai gesture represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- The Shanghai gesture
- Statement of responsibility
- a presentation of Twyman Films, Inc. ; Raymond Rohauer presents ; adapted by Josef von Sternberg with the collaboration of Geza Herczeg and Jules Furthman ; directed by Josef von Sternberg
- Contributor
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- Colton, John, 1891-1946
- Mature, Victor
- Winston, S. K., 1877-1965
- Munson, Ona, 1906-1955
- Ouspenskaya, Maria, 1876-1949
- Huston, Walter, 1884-1950
- Image Entertainment (Firm)
- Pressburger, Arnold, 1885-1951
- Hageman, Richard, 1881-1966
- Tierney, Gene
- Bassermann, Albert, 1867-1952
- Brooks, Phyllis, 1915-1995
- Von Sternberg, Josef, 1894-1969
- Ivano, Paul
- Twyman Films, Inc
- Subject
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- Drama
- Drug addiction
- Drug addiction -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
- English
- English -- China | Shanghai
- Extortion
- Extortion -- China | Shanghai -- Drama
- Feature films
- Film adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Film noir
- Film noir
- Shanghai (China) -- Drama
- Feature films
- Colton, John, 1891-1946
- Colton, John, 1891-1946 -- Film adaptations
- China -- Shanghai
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In Shanghai's slimy underworld, English financier Sir Guy Charteris tries to close a gambling den, owned by the devious Mother Gin Sling. However, Gin Sling learns that Charteris's daughter Poppy is a regular at her establishment and with the help of the coldly seductive Dr. Omar, she lures Poppy into gambling and drug addictions. Gin Sling blackmails Charteris and reveals a shocking secret, plunging them to another level of hell."--Container
- Cataloging source
- JRI
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Produced by Arnold Pressburger ; cinematography, Paul Ivano ; editing, Sam Winston ; music, Richard Hageman
- Intended audience
- Not rated by MPAA
- PerformerNote
- Gene Tierney, Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Walter Huston, Phyllis Brooks, Albert Bassermann, Maria Ouspenskaya
- Runtime
- 99
- Technique
- live action
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