The Shanghai Drama
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The Shanghai Drama is a 1938
French
drama film
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
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1938 in film
The year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
French
Cinema of France
The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
-Biography:Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary , the son of a railroad employee.Returning from the United States, he was in France when World War I began...
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Cast
- Raymond Rouleau - Franchon
- Louis JouvetLouis JouvetLouis Jouvet was a renowned French actor, director, and theatre director.- Life :Overcoming speech impediments and sometimes paralyzing stage fright as a young man, Jouvet's first important association was with Jacques Copeau's Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, beginning in 1913...
- Ivan - Christl MardaynChristl MardaynChristl Mardayn née Anna Christina Mardayn, sometimes Christiane Mardayne was an Austrian actress and singer .-Life:...
- Kay Murphy, cabaret singer (as Christiane Mardayne) - Elina Labourdette - Nana, the nurse
- Valéry Inkijinoff - Black Dragon Agent
- Dorville - Bill, cabaret owner
- André Alerme - Mac Tavish (as Alerme)
- Suzanne DesprèsSuzanne DesprèsSuzanne Desprès , French actress, was born at Verdun, Meuse, and trained at the Paris Conservatoire, where in 1897 she obtained the first prize for comedy, and the second for tragedy....
- Vera - Gabrielle DorziatGabrielle DorziatGabrielle Dorziat was a French stage and film actress. Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat, a theater in Épernay, France is named for her.-Biography:...
- Superintendent of school - Marcel Lupovici - Assassin for Black Dragon
- Robert ManuelRobert ManuelRobert Manuel may refer to:*Robert Manuel *Robert Manuel *Rob Manuel - co-founder of B3ta*Bobby Manuel, American guitarist*Robert Manuel , American baseball player*Robert Manuel , French actor...
- Le client attaqué - Pierre-Louis - Un marin américain
- Linh-Nam - Cheng
- Foun-Sen - Wife of Black Dragon Agent
- Mila ParélyMila ParélyMila Parély is a French actress best known for the roles of Belle's sister in Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête and as Geneviève in La Règle du jeu. She gave up acting in the late 1950s in order to take care of her race-car driving husband, who had been injured in an accident.She also worked with...
- Dancing Girl