The Shanghai Story
You're a lying Shanghai dame…
NR 1954 · 90 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama, Romance, Thriller
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.
Directed by Frank Lloyd · Written by Seton I. Miller
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Ruth Roman Rita King -
Edmond O'Brien Daniel Maynard -
Richard Jaeckel 'Knuckles' Greer -
Barry Kelley Ricki Dolmine -
Whit Bissell Paul Grant -
Basil Ruysdael Rev. Hollingsworth -
Marvin Miller Colonel Zorek -
Yvette Duguay Leah De Verno -
Paul Picerni Emilio De Verno -
Isabel Randolph Mrs. Merryweather -
Philip Ahn Major Ling Wu -
Frances Rafferty Mrs. Warren
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