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The Shanghai Story

The Shanghai Story

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The Shanghai Story

"You're a lying Shanghai dame…"

1954

1h 30m

5.0(10 votes)

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Shanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a hotel by the communist authorities in order to find the spy hiding among them.

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Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Rita King

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Daniel Maynard

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

'Knuckles' Greer

Barry Kelley

Barry Kelley

Ricki Dolmine

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Paul Grant

Basil Ruysdael

Basil Ruysdael

Rev. Hollingsworth

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Colonel Zorek

Yvette Duguay

Yvette Duguay

Leah De Verno

Paul Picerni

Paul Picerni

Emilio De Verno

Isabel Randolph

Isabel Randolph

Mrs. Merryweather

Creative team

Directed by: Frank Lloyd
Written by: Steve Fisher
Seton I. Miller
Produced by: Herbert J. Yates

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