Synopsis
A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- G.W. PabstDirector
- Herman G. WeinbergWriter
- Ralph ErwinOriginal Music Composer
- Alexandre ArnouxWriter
- Léo LaniaWriter
Cast
- Louis JouvetIvan
- Raymond RouleauFranchon
- Suzanne DesprèsNina
- Valéry InkijinoffLee Pang
- DorvilleBig-Bill
- André AlermeMac Tavish
- Élina LabourdetteVera
- Robert ManuelAttacked customer
- Mila ParélyCaptain of the girls
- Suzanne DesprèsGoverness Niania
- Christl MardaynMrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
- Gabrielle DorziatCollege director
Themes
shanghai, chinakidnappingsecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)labor union