''Shanghai'' is a 1935 American romantic

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directed by James Flood, produced by Walter Wanger, distributed by

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, and starring

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and Charles Boyer. The picture's supporting cast features Warner Oland, Alison Skipworth, Charley Grapewin, Olive Tell and Keye Luke, and the running time is 75 minutes.

Plot

While she is in Shanghai visiting her sick aunt, young New York socialite Barbara Howard falls in love with Russian banker Dmitri Koslov. Everything would be for the best, if only Dmitri were not keeping a secret that could jeopardize their union: he is only half-Russian, and the other half is Chinese.

Cast

as Barbara Howard * Charles Boyer as Dimitri Koslov * Warner Oland as Ambassador Lun Sing * Alison Skipworth as Aunt Jane * Fred Keating as Tommy Sherwood * Charley Grapewin as Truesdale * Walter Kingsford as Hilton * Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Truesdale * Olive Tell as Mrs. Hilton * Libby Taylor as Corona, Maid * Keye Luke as Chinese Ambassador's Son * Willie Fung as Wang (as Willy Fung) *Boothe Howard as Manager, Broker's Office * Arnold Korff as Van Hoeffer

Reception

The film made a profit of $142,246.

References

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