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...
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Cast
- Louis Jouvet — Ivan
- Raymond Rouleau — Franchon
- Suzanne Desprès — Nina
- Valéry Inkijinoff — Lee Pang
- Dorville — Big-Bill
- André Alerme — Mac Tavish
- Élina Labourdette — Vera
- Robert Manuel — Attacked customer
- Mila Parély — Captain of the girls
- Suzanne Desprès — Governess Niania
- Christl Mardayn — Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
- Gabrielle Dorziat — College director
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