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63% Critic Match
The Shanghai Gesture
“Mystery-lure of the Far East!”
6.3 / 10• 1941• 1h 39m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Cast & Crew
Victor Mature
Doctor Omar
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josef von Sternberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Shanghai Gesture is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
