Josef von Sternberg made his first return to exotic Shanghai since 1932’s Shanghai Express in this baroque conflagration, based on a 1925 play by John Colton that required 30 revisions before it was sufficiently sanitized to pass muster with Hays Office censors. The film takes place in the gambling den of Mother Gin Sling (Ona Munson), who finds her casino threatened with closing by stuffed shirt English financier Sir Guy Charteris (Walter Huston). Gin Sling knows that the key to keeping her casino open is to dig up some dirt on Sir Guy, and it’s quick in coming. She finds that Sir Guy was compelled to leave China in a hurry some time in the past, stealing his wife’s money and plotting to kill her. Sir Guy ended up abandoning his wife in China and leaving her with an infant daughter. She also finds out that Sir Guy’s grown-up daughter, Poppy (Gene Tierney, is a frequent and deeply indebted guest of Gin Sling’s casino. Gin Sling is now ready to blackmail Sir Guy into keeping her casino open. He tracks down his daughter and tries to convince her to leave town. But Poppy refuses to budge, having fallen in love with Doctor Omar (Victor Mature)., Well-made thriller about passion and revenge in the corrupt, exotic setting of the Orient. Mother Gin Sling is the owner of a seedy gambling den, which is facing imminent closure due to the pressure being exerted by an absent English businessman. Eager to unearth blackmail material, she finds that one of her best clients is the man’s daughter, and a series of sordid revelations leads to inevitable tragedy., A thrill seeking young woman gets embedded in the gambling scene in a Shanghai casino, amid an interpersonal web of secrets, finance, and backstabbing., Josef von Sternberg’s 1940s drama is based on a then-daring Broadway play that was set in a brothel. Mother Gin Sling runs a crooked casino in Shanghai, frequented by a variety of lowlife. When she hears that the owner of the property, Sir Guy Charteris, plans to close it down, Mother Gin Sling encourages his selfish daughter to gamble, and she soon runs up massive debts, while she is also seduced by Dr Omar. And Mother Gin Sling has another reason to hate Sir Guy, which becomes apparent at a climactic dinner on the casino’s last night… The Hays Office (which enforced moral guidelines for the film industry) turned down 15 scripts for the film before finally accepting Sternberg’s version, which he went on to direct. Sternberg transferred his action from a brothel to a casino, but it is still a delirious story of decadence and depravity., This film is based on a then-daring Broadway play, set in a brothel. The Hays office turned down 15 film scripts before accepting Josef von Sternberg’s version, which he went on to direct. Sternberg transferred his action from a brothel to a casino but it is still a delirious story of decadence and depravity. In the port of Shanghai, Mother Gin Sling runs a crooked casino frequented by a variety of lowlife. She is informed that the owner of the property, Sir Guy Charteris, plans to close it down but, through her sources, she finds he had a daughter by a Chinese woman. That daughter, Poppy, is a selfish, addicted woman who, encouraged to gamble, soon runs up massive debts as well as being seduced by Dr Omar. But as well as arranging Poppy’s downfall, Mother Gin Sling has another reason to hate Sir Guy, one that will become apparent at a climactic dinner on the casino’s last night…
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The Shanghai Gesture ” ?
A: The main cast includes Ona Munson,Gene Tierney,Walter Huston,Victor Mature,Phyllis Brooks,Albert Basserman,Maria Ouspenskaya,Eric Blore,Ivan Lebedeff,Mike Mazurki,Clyde Fillmore,Rex Evans,Grayce Hampton,Michael Delmatoff,Marcel Dalio,Mikhail Rasumny,John Abbott,Leyland Hodgson,Jules Furthman,Howard Bristol,Josef von Sternberg,S.K. Winston,Paul Ivano,Royer,Oleg Cassini,Geza Herczeg,Boris Leven.
Q: When Did the “The Shanghai Gesture” Released?
A: The Movie “The Shanghai Gesture” originally aired on 1942-01-15 and released in the year of 1942.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The Shanghai Gesture” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The Shanghai Gesture” ?
A: “The Shanghai Gesture” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
