The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture

The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

Approved (US) | USA | English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish | 95 min
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
6.5

A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling, a dragon-lady who worked herself up from poverty to buy the casino. Sir Guy Charteris, wealthy entrepreneur, has purchased a large area of Shanghai, forcing Gin Sling to vacate by the coming Chinese New Year. Under orders from Gin Sling, who has found out Poppy is Charteris' daughter, the smarmy Doctor Omar leads Poppy deeper and deeper into an addiction to gambling and alcohol. Gin Sling, realizing that Charteris was her long-ago husband who she thinks abandoned her, plans her revenge by inviting Charteris to a Chinese New Year dinner party to expose his past indiscretions. Charteris, however, has a surprise of his own to spring on Gin Sling.

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Release Date

USA
(New York City, New York, premiere)
1941-12-25
USA
No data
1942-01-15
Canada
No data
1942-02-12
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Shanghai Gesture
(Original title)
La pecadora de Shanghai
Argentina
The Shanghai Gesture
Australia
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Moderate
Violence & Gore
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Moderate
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild