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The Shanghai Gesture

In Shanghai, dragon-lady 'Mother' Gin Sling operates a gambling house for wealthy patrons but she clashes with influential land developer Sir Guy Charteris who wants to put her out-of-business.

Director

Josef von Sternberg

Year

Genre

crime, drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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Poppy

Sir Guy Charteris

Doctor Omar

'Mother' Gin Sling

The Chorus Girl

The Commissioner

Albert Bassermann

The Amah

Maria Ouspenskaya

The Bookkeeper

The Gambler

The Coolie

The Comprador

The Social Leader

The Counselor

The Appraiser

Mikhail Rasumny

The Bartender

Michael Dalmatoff

The Master of the Spinning Wheel

Poppy's Escort

Casino Gambler

Casino Patron

Casino Patron

Brooks Benedict

Casino Patron

De Micheaux

Casino Patron

Man in Casino Helping Boris

Casino Gambler

Ryerson

Leyland Hodgson

Kim Chee

Casino Gambler

Casino Patron

Elderly Chinese Man

Casino Patron

Edmund Mortimer

Gambler with Cigar

Gambler with Monocle

Roulette Player

Casino Patron

Count Stefenelli

Gambler Seated at Roulette Table

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'mother' Gin Sling Poppy

Make up your mind! - The Shanghai Gesture

Make up your mind!

I saw her first. Let's not forget that. - The Shanghai Gesture

I saw her first. Let's not forget that.

Gentlemen. - The Shanghai Gesture

Do you have a cigarette? - The Shanghai Gesture

Do you have a cigarette?

Fake! Bad!
Rubbish. - The Shanghai Gesture

Fake! Bad! Rubbish.

You laugh at this man? - The Shanghai Gesture

You laugh at this man?

What a gold mine! - The Shanghai Gesture

What a gold mine!

One piecee pay-check... - The Shanghai Gesture

One piecee pay-check...

The other places are like kindergardens compared with this - The Shanghai Gesture

The other places are like kindergardens compared with this

Turn this into gold for me. - The Shanghai Gesture

Turn this into gold for me.

Good evening Commissioner...
Nice to see you again, sir. - The Shanghai Gesture

Good evening Commissioner... Nice to see you again, sir.

We did not expect this pleasure,
Commissioner. - The Shanghai Gesture

We did not expect this pleasure, Commissioner.

Jackson, this is Mr Montgomery Hau, - The Shanghai Gesture

Jackson, this is Mr Montgomery Hau,

This is Dr Omar. - The Shanghai Gesture

This is Dr Omar.

Boy!...Some water! - The Shanghai Gesture

Boy!...Some water!

That's not you, Boris...
I thought we were good friends. - The Shanghai Gesture

That's not you, Boris... I thought we were good friends...

I've lived by my own ordinances for a long time now - The Shanghai Gesture

I've lived by my own ordinances for a long time now

Until Chinese New Year, then? - The Shanghai Gesture

Until Chinese New Year, then?

I'm waiting to see the boss.
How long before she turns up. - The Shanghai Gesture

I'm waiting to see the boss. How long before she turns ...

Yeah, I guess you're right. - The Shanghai Gesture

Yeah, I guess you're right.

You said Doctor Omar - The Shanghai Gesture

You said Doctor Omar

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, - The Shanghai Gesture

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine,

You're wanted. - The Shanghai Gesture

The whole district has been sold. - The Shanghai Gesture

The whole district has been sold.

Are you certain his name
was Sir Guy Charteris? - The Shanghai Gesture

Are you certain his name was Sir Guy Charteris?

Will this be on the river? - The Shanghai Gesture

Will this be on the river?

Look here, I told you
we were not to be disturbed. - The Shanghai Gesture

Look here, I told you we were not to be disturbed.

Careful! You'll break the bank! - The Shanghai Gesture

Careful! You'll break the bank!

There's something
you don't know about me. - The Shanghai Gesture

There's something you don't know about me.

Sir Guy... - The Shanghai Gesture

Big fellow, isn't he? Too big to be Chinese. - The Shanghai Gesture

Big fellow, isn't he? Too big to be Chinese.

She reminds me of my first wife. - The Shanghai Gesture

She reminds me of my first wife.

And black! - The Shanghai Gesture

45,000. - The Shanghai Gesture

Ritziest drink you got, Comrade! - The Shanghai Gesture

Ritziest drink you got, Comrade!

I say Mother, aren't you putting me
to rather unnecessary trouble? - The Shanghai Gesture

I say Mother, aren't you putting me to rather unnecessa...

- How much has she lost?
- Over 50,000 in the last hour. - The Shanghai Gesture

- How much has she lost? - Over 50,000 in the last hour.

Good evening, Miss Smith. - The Shanghai Gesture

Good evening, Miss Smith.

Rouge. - The Shanghai Gesture

Of course it can't be forced. - The Shanghai Gesture

Of course it can't be forced.

I'll see you again. - The Shanghai Gesture

I'll see you again.

You look better today, Boris. - The Shanghai Gesture

You look better today, Boris.

You're plotting your revenge
like an engineer. - The Shanghai Gesture

You're plotting your revenge like an engineer.

What is it? - The Shanghai Gesture

This reminds me of a friend of mine.
A general. - The Shanghai Gesture

This reminds me of a friend of mine. A general.

Do you wish for more?
Will that be enough for madam? - The Shanghai Gesture

Do you wish for more? Will that be enough for madam?

Don't go away, Miss... - The Shanghai Gesture

Don't go away, Miss...

I told you not to play with me! - The Shanghai Gesture

I told you not to play with me!

What next? - The Shanghai Gesture

Answer that phone! - The Shanghai Gesture

Answer that phone!

It's that rickshaw coolie again. - The Shanghai Gesture

It's that rickshaw coolie again.

So, we meet again..eh?! - The Shanghai Gesture

So, we meet again..eh?!

If I find you in the vicinity
of my house again, - The Shanghai Gesture

If I find you in the vicinity of my house again,

I assume you do speak English. - The Shanghai Gesture

I assume you do speak English.

Bring me some brandy
and sulfur for a change... - The Shanghai Gesture

Bring me some brandy and sulfur for a change...

Open up! - The Shanghai Gesture

My ankle hurts! - The Shanghai Gesture

My ankle hurts!

Did you hurt yourself,
my little one? - The Shanghai Gesture

Did you hurt yourself, my little one?

Where is she? - The Shanghai Gesture

I knew it! - The Shanghai Gesture

Sit down. - The Shanghai Gesture

Take care of yourself, Victoria. - The Shanghai Gesture

Take care of yourself, Victoria.

You likee Chinee New Year? - The Shanghai Gesture

You likee Chinee New Year?

Dr Omar. - The Shanghai Gesture

Nice seeing you again! - The Shanghai Gesture

Nice seeing you again!

Good evening. - The Shanghai Gesture

Well...what do you think? - The Shanghai Gesture

Well...what do you think?

Where am I? - The Shanghai Gesture

How clever!... - The Shanghai Gesture

The Chinese have for generations
specialised in stimulating dishes. - The Shanghai Gesture

The Chinese have for generations specialised in stimulating ...

Seaweed from the inland sea
and shark fins from Gadar. - The Shanghai Gesture

Seaweed from the inland sea and shark fins from Gadar.

We're going to auction off
the girls to the junkmen. - The Shanghai Gesture

We're going to auction off the girls to the junkmen.

I say, Mother Gin Sling... - The Shanghai Gesture

I say, Mother Gin Sling...

That's an idea!... - The Shanghai Gesture

That's an idea!...

Perhaps I should have
worn a white tie. - The Shanghai Gesture

Perhaps I should have worn a white tie.

Did you have to inspect them
so closely? - The Shanghai Gesture

Did you have to inspect them so closely?

Our little Chinese girls used to be
sold like that, not so many years ago. - The Shanghai Gesture

Our little Chinese girls used to be sold like that, not so m...

This is our New Year's...
We're happy today! - The Shanghai Gesture

This is our New Year's... We're happy today!

Cigarette, Sir Guy? - The Shanghai Gesture

Cigarette, Sir Guy?

I take it Mother Gin Sling
that there is some reason - The Shanghai Gesture

I take it Mother Gin Sling that there is some reason

Good night, Miss Pomeroy. - The Shanghai Gesture

Good night, Miss Pomeroy.

I thought we may have had
a longer chat... - The Shanghai Gesture

I thought we may have had a longer chat...

You've looked at me
a long time now... - The Shanghai Gesture

You've looked at me a long time now...

My soles cut open and pebbles sewn inside to keep me from running away - The Shanghai Gesture

My soles cut open and pebbles sewn inside to keep me from...

Well, Dad...I guess you didn't expect
to see me here! - The Shanghai Gesture

Well, Dad...I guess you didn't expect to see me here!

Are you surprised, Dad,
to see your daughter in this company? - The Shanghai Gesture

Are you surprised, Dad, to see your daughter in this company...

Do you know him, Dad? - The Shanghai Gesture

Do you know him, Dad?

Go on Doctor...
Recite something for Dad! - The Shanghai Gesture

Go on Doctor... Recite something for Dad!

The moving finger writes - The Shanghai Gesture

The moving finger writes

How do you like him, Dad? - The Shanghai Gesture

How do you like him, Dad?

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In Shanghai, dragon-lady 'Mother' Gin Sling operates a gambling house for wealthy patrons but she clashes with influential land developer Sir Guy Charteris who wants to put her out-of-business.

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Director: Josef von Sternberg

Writer: Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman

Production: N/A

Genre: crime, drama, film-noir

Year: 1941

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 15 Jan 1942

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 nominations total

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