The Shanghai Gesture 1941
The Shanghai Gesture
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
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Full Cast & Crew... Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
... Sir Guy Charteris
... Doctor Omar
... 'Mother' Gin Sling
... Dixie Pomeroy
... Van Elst
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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 nemesis. Determined to fight back, she enlists the help of the rather unscrupulous "Dr. Omar" (a rather mis-cast Victor Mature) to ensure that "Poppy" (Gene Tierney) - the daughter of "Charteris" - is introduced to the delightful effects of opium! The story becomes further complicated when it transpires that there is a personal history between the millionaire and the casino owner - and soon a plan is afoot to bring down retribution on his head. This has the look of an older "Charlie Chan" film to it, one without the charisma of Warner Oland or Sydney Toler. The scenarios are all very predictable and there is far too much dialogue as the tale meanders along for an over-long ninety minutes before a rather underwhelming, melodramatic, conclusion. Despite her relatively lowly billing, the films belongs to Munson when she appears, otherwise it's all pretty procedural daytime fayre.
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Release Date:
Dec 25, 1941 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 39`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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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 nemesis. Determined to fight back, she enlists the help of the rather unscrupulous "Dr. Omar" (a rather mis-cast Victor Mature) to ensure that "Poppy" (Gene Tierney) - the daughter of "Charteris" - is introduced to the delightful effects of opium! The story becomes further complicated when it transpires that there is a personal history between the millionaire and the casino owner - and soon a plan is afoot to bring down retribution on his head. This has the look of an older "Charlie Chan" film to it, one without the charisma of Warner Oland or Sydney Toler. The scenarios are all very predictable and there is far too much dialogue as the tale meanders along for an over-long ninety minutes before a rather underwhelming, melodramatic, conclusion. Despite her relatively lowly billing, the films belongs to Munson when she appears, otherwise it's all pretty procedural daytime fayre.
Cast & Crew of
The Shanghai Gesture
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
JL
John London... Second Assistant Director
Cast
... Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
... Sir Guy Charteris
... Doctor Omar
... 'Mother' Gin Sling
... Dixie Pomeroy
... Van Elst
... The Amah
... Caesar Hawkins
... Boris
... The Coolie
... Percival Montgomery Howe
... Lady Blessington
... The Counselor
... The Appraiser
... The Bartender
... The Master of the Spinning Wheel
... Poppy's Escort
Produced By
... Producer
... Producer