The Shanghai Gesture (1941)

USA, 99 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Shanghai Gesture
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
  • Chinese
Swedish release 1943-04-19

Cast

Gene Tierney
Victoria Charteris, även känd som Poppy Smith

Walter Huston
Sir Guy Charteris

Victor Mature
Dr. Omar

Ona Munson
Mamma Gin Sling

Phyllis Brooks
Dixie Pomeroy

Albert Bassermann (as Albert Basserman)
Van Elst

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Titles

Original title
  • The Shanghai Gesture
Swedish release title
  • De tusen fröjdernas hus
Distribution title
  • Shanghai-mysterier (Norge)
  • De 1000 Lasters Hus (Danmark)
  • Uhkapeliä Shanghaissa (Finland)
  • I misteri di Shanghai (Italien)
  • El embrujo de Shanghai (Spanien)
  • Aconteceu em Xangai (Portugal)
  • Shanghai, ville de folies (Frankrike)
  • Шанхайский жест (Ryssland)
Re-release title
  • Äventyr i Shanghai

Crew

Director
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Adaptation
Associate Producer
Conductor
Set Decorator
Painter
  • Keye Luke (muralmålningar i Mamma Gin Slings våning)
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Wigs
Other Crew

Cast

Gene Tierney Victoria Charteris, även känd som Poppy Smith
Walter Huston Sir Guy Charteris
Victor Mature Dr. Omar
Ona Munson Mamma Gin Sling
Phyllis Brooks Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann (as Albert Basserman) Van Elst
Maria Ouspenskaya The Amah
Eric Blore Caesar Hawkins, bokhållaren
Ivan Lebedeff Boris, spelaren
Mike Mazurki kulin
Clyde Fillmore Percival Montgomery Hower, compradoren
Grayce Hampton Lady Blessington
Rex Evans Mr. Jackson
Mikhail Rasumny (as Mikhail Rasumni) Mischa Vaginsky, värderingsman
Michael Dalmatoff (as Michael Delmatoff) bartendern
Marcel Dalio croupiern
- Ej krediterade:
John Abbott Poppys eskort
Jean De Briac De Micheaux
Leyland Hodgson Ryerson
Roland Lui Kim Chee
Enrique Acosta spelare på kasinot
Mimi Aguglia kvinna på kasinot
Brooks Benedict man på kasinot
Steven Geray man på kasinot som hjälper Boris
Sam Harris spelare på kasinot
Allen Marlow spelare på kasinot
Edmund Mortimer man på kasinot
Manuel París man med cigarr på kasinot
Albert Pollet man med monokel på kasinot
Emil Rameau roulettespelare
Moy Ming gammal kines

Companies

Production Company Arnold Productions Inc.
Copyright Arnold Productions Inc. 1941-12-25 LP11051
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1943
Regent Film AB 1946
AB Kungsfilm 1948

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 65401
Date 1943-02
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2735 meters
Notes Visningskopiorna nedklippta till 2710 m - 99 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2708 meter
Length in minutes 99 min
Dialogue
  • English
  • French
  • Chinese
Textad
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title The Shanghai Gesture (Play)
Author John Colton


Production location

1941-08 1941-10
Hal Roach Studios, 8822 Washington Boulevard Culver City, Kalifornien USA
Chinatown Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1941-12-25 New York City, New York USA
Other showing 1942-01-15 USA (US release)
Release in Sweden 1943-04-19 Aveny Stockholm Sweden 99 min
1943-04-19 Lorry Stockholm Sweden 99 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1992-11-22 98 min
1992-11-26

Soundtrack listing

Original title I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
Composer Harry Carroll (1918)
Lyrics Joseph McCarthy (1918)
Performed by Rex Evans (piano)


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 16
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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