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"The Shanghai Gesture" quotes

The Shanghai Gesture poster
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
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

7 video clips

'mother' Gin SlingPoppy
Why not Whiskey Soda - The Shanghai Gesture 01:23 Why not Whiskey Soda I've lived by my own ordinances for a long time now - The Shanghai Gesture 00:08 I've lived by my own ordinances for a long time now The other places are like kindergardens compared with this - The Shanghai Gesture 00:22 The other places are like kindergardens compared with this The moving finger writes - The Shanghai Gesture 00:17 The moving finger writes You said Doctor Omar - The Shanghai Gesture 00:13 You said Doctor Omar My soles cut open and pebbles sewn inside to keep me from running away - The Shanghai Gesture 00:07 My soles cut open and pebbles sewn inside to keep me from...

Cast

Poppy - Gene Tierney
Sir Guy Charteris - Walter Huston
Doctor Omar - Victor Mature
'Mother' Gin Sling - Ona Munson
The Chorus Girl - Phyllis Brooks
All Cast