Name: The Shanghai Gesture
Genre: Drama
Released: 1941
Rating: 74.66666666666666
Cast: Victor Mature, Ona Munson, Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Phyllis Brooks

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Mystery-lure of the Far East!

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

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Genres: Film Noir
Mood: DarkDramaticSuspensefulMysteriousCynical
Themes: The Cost Of AmbitionBetrayalJustice Vs. RevengePower Of Love
Plot: Forbidden LoveUnrequited LoveCourtroom DramaMarital StrugglesLove TriangleBlackmailGambling Den
Pacing: Fast-PacedIncreasing Suspense
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeUnreliable Narrator
Dialog: Fast-Paced ExchangesSarcastic Remarks
Character Types: Femme FataleMastermindVillain
Time: 1940s
Place: Urban CityscapeChinatown
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkFilm Noir AestheticsUse Of ShadowsHigh Contrast LightingDutch Angles
Costume and Set: Urban SetsPeriod-Accurate CostumesElaborate Makeup

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Crew

Directed by:

Josef von Sternberg, Paul Ivano, John London

Written by:

Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman

Produced by:

Arnold Pressburger, Albert de Courville

Composed by:

Richard Hageman

Cast

Victor Mature

Doctor Omar

Ona Munson

'Mother' Gin Sling

Gene Tierney

Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")

Walter Huston

Sir Guy Charteris

Phyllis Brooks

Dixie Pomeroy

Albert Bassermann

Van Elst

Maria Ouspenskaya

The Amah

Eric Blore

Caesar Hawkins

Ivan Lebedeff

Boris

Mike Mazurki

The Coolie

Clyde Fillmore

Percival Montgomery Howe

Grayce Hampton

Lady Blessington

Rex Evans

The Counselor

Mikhail Rasumny

The Appraiser

Marcel Dalio

The Master of the Spinning Wheel

John Abbott

Poppy's Escort

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