

The Shanghai Drama
Overview
A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...
Year 1938
Studio TEOREMA
Director G.W. Pabst
Crew G.W. Pabst (Director), Guy de Gastyne (Production Design), Andrej Andrejew (Production Design), Georges Annenkov (Costume Design), Robert Teisseire (Sound Engineer), Henri Alekan (Assistant Camera)
Popularity 1
Language Français