ApprovedThe Shanghai Gesture

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Play Time: 99 mins
Drama
The Shanghai Gesture

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

Status: Released (1941-12-25)
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total
Screen:Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman
Productions: Arnold Pressburger Films, United Artists
Production Countries: United States of America
Spoken Languages: 普通话, English, Français, Pусский, Español
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"Sir Guy Charteris" (Walter Huston) is an entrepreneurial British developer who has his eyes on the gin-palace of "Mother Gin Sling" (Ona Munson). The latter woman is running her successful den of iniquity and has no intention of acquiescing to the venal aspirations of her new nemesi ....

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