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1941

The Shanghai Gesture

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

Credits

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Producers

Arnold Pressburger , Albert de Courville

Writers

James M. Cain , Karl Vollmöller , Josef von Sternberg , Geza Herczeg , Jules Furthman

Cinematographer

Paul Ivano

Composer

Richard Hageman

Cast

Victor Mature , Ona Munson , Gene Tierney , Walter Huston , Phyllis Brooks , Albert Bassermann , Maria Ouspenskaya , Eric Blore , Ivan Lebedeff , Mike Mazurki

Studios

United Artists , Arnold Pressburger Films

Genre

Drama

Posters

5
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) international poster - US
US international
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) character poster - US
US character
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Shanghai Gesture (1941) imax poster - US
US imax

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