The Shanghai Gesture 82 years old

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

The Shanghai Gesture

A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.

Credits

The Shanghai Gesture Cast

Name Character
Albert Bassermann He was 74, 84 years old when he died as Van Elst
Victor Mature He was 28, 86 years old when he died as Doctor Omar
Marcel Dalio He was 42, 83 years old when he died as The Master of the Spinning Wheel
Clyde Fillmore He was 67, 72 years old when he died as Percival Montgomery Howe
Walter Huston He was 58, 67 years old when he died as Sir Guy Charteris
Gene Tierney She was 21, 70 years old when she died as Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Mike Mazurki He was 34, 82 years old when he died as The Coolie
Phyllis Brooks She was 26, 80 years old when she died as Dixie Pomeroy
Grayce Hampton She was 65, 87 years old when she died as Lady Blessington
John Abbott He was 120, 72 years old when he died as Poppy's Escort
Maria Ouspenskaya She was 65, 73 years old when she died as The Amah
Rex Evans He was 38, 65 years old when he died as The Counselor
Eric Blore He was 54, 71 years old when he died as Caesar Hawkins
Ona Munson She was 38, 51 years old when she died as 'Mother' Gin Sling
Mikhail Rasumny He was 51, 65 years old when he died as The Appraiser
Ivan Lebedeff He was 46, 57 years old when he died as Boris

The Shanghai Gesture Crew

Name Department
Boris Leven as Art Direction. He was 33 (78) years old when He died Art
Sam Winston as Editor. Editing
Karl Vollmöller as Writer. He was 63 (70) years old when He died Writing
Jules Furthman as Writer. He was 53 (78) years old when He died Writing
James M. Cain as Writer. He was 49 (85) years old when He died Writing
Paul Ivano as Director of Photography. He was 41 (83) years old when He died Camera
Arnold Pressburger as Producer. He was 56 (65) years old when He died Production
Josef von Sternberg as Director. He was 47 (75) years old when He died Directing
Josef von Sternberg as Adaptation. He was 47 (75) years old when He died Writing
Josef von Sternberg as Writer. He was 47 (75) years old when He died Writing
Richard Hageman as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (84) years old when He died Sound
John Colton as Theatre Play. He was 53 (58) years old when He died Writing
Geza Herczeg as Writer. Writing
Albert de Courville as Producer. He was 54 (72) years old when He died Production
The Shanghai Gesture poster
The Shanghai Gesture (82 years)

Mystery-lure of the Far East!

  • Release day: Thursday, December 25, 1941
  • Runtime: 99 minutes