08 Sep 2000
The Way of the Gun
Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother of a powerful and shady man.
The Shanghai Drama
A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...
Top Billed Cast
Louis Jouvet Ivan
Raymond Rouleau Franchon
Suzanne Desprès Nina
Valéry Inkijinoff Lee Pang
Dorville Big-Bill
André Alerme Mac Tavish
Élina Labourdette Vera
Robert Manuel Attacked customer
Mila Parély Captain of the girls
Suzanne Desprès Governess Niania
Christl Mardayn Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat College director
Marcel Lupovici Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valentine Camax Traveler (uncredited)
Janine Darcey Student of the institution (uncredited)
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