The Shanghai Gesture(1941)
Mystery-lure of the Far East!
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
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Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")
Sir Guy Charteris
Dixie Pomeroy
Van Elst
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Caesar Hawkins
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