Synopsis
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Movie Information
- Director
- Josef von Sternberg
- Writers
- Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman
- Release Year
- 1941
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (76 votes)
Top Cast
Victor Mature
Doctor Omar
Ona Munson
'Mother' Gin Sling
Gene Tierney
Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Walter Huston
Sir Guy Charteris
Phyllis Brooks
Dixie Pomeroy
Albert Bassermann
Van Elst
Maria Ouspenskaya
The Amah
Eric Blore
Caesar Hawkins
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