Shanghai (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 75 min · dir. James Flood
Love Hurls a Challenge...At a Law As Old as Civilization Itself!
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- James Flood
- Writer
- Gene Towne
- Composer
- Friedrich Hollaender
- Cinematography
- James Van Trees
- Studio
- Walter Wanger Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 1935-07-19
- Running time
- 75 minutes
Cast & crew
James Flood Director
Loretta Young
Charles Boyer
Warner Oland
Alison Skipworth
Fred Keating
Charley Grapewin
Walter Kingsford
Josephine Whittell
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · superb by traditional standards · Arthur Midower · 2022-03-27
This has lots of local color and an undercurrent of anti-racism, as did 'South Pacific'. Only people with traditional values and a good knowledge of history will appreciate this.
