Where to Watch The Shanghai Gesture (1941) in the US

What it's about

A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling, a dragon-lady who worked herself up from poverty to buy the casino. Sir Guy Charteris, wealthy entrepreneur, has purchased a large area of Shanghai, forcing Gin Sling to vacate by the coming Chinese New Year. Under orders from Gin Sling, who has found out Poppy is Charteris' daughter, the smarmy Doctor Omar leads Poppy deeper and deeper into an addiction to gambling and alcohol. Gin Sling, realizing that Charteris was her long-ago husband who she thinks abandoned her, plans her revenge by inviting Charteris to a Chinese New Year dinner party to expose his past indiscretions. Charteris, however, has a suprise of his own to spring on Gin Sling.

Cast and crew

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Writer

Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman

Starring

Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature

Details

Release date

Jan 15, 1942

Language

English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish

Country

United States

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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