The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard HagemanOriginal Music Composer
- Josef von SternbergDirector
- James M. CainWriter
- Karl VollmöllerWriter
- Josef von SternbergWriter
- Geza HerczegWriter
- Jules FurthmanWriter
Cast
- Victor MatureDoctor Omar
- Ona Munson'Mother' Gin Sling
- Gene TierneyVictoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
- Walter HustonSir Guy Charteris
- Phyllis BrooksDixie Pomeroy
- Albert BassermannVan Elst
- Maria OuspenskayaThe Amah
- Eric BloreCaesar Hawkins
- Ivan LebedeffBoris
- Mike MazurkiThe Coolie
- Clyde FillmorePercival Montgomery Howe
- Grayce HamptonLady Blessington
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Themes
casinoshanghai, chinagamblinggigolofilm noirshowgirl