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1941
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1h 35m
6.6IMDb
83%Rotten Tomatoes

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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