The Shanghai Gesture
The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger for United Artists. It was the last Hollywood film Sternberg ever completed in 1951 he started directing Macao, but was fired halfway through production by Howard Hughes, and the same thing happened with the 1957 Jet Pilot.
Gigolo Doctor Omar Victor Mature bribes the Shanghai police not to jail the broke American showgirl Dixie Pomeroy Phyllis Brooks he invites her to seek a job at the casino owned by Dragonlady Mother Gin Sling Ona Munson, his boss.In the casino, Omar attracts the attention of a beautiful, privileged young woman Gene Tierney, fresh from a European finishing school. She is out for some excitement. When asked, she gives her name as Poppy Smith. ........
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