Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
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- Passed
- 1h 2min
- Crime, Drama
- 17 Dec 1937 (USA)
- Movie
A Chinese-American woman tries to expose an illegal-alien smuggling ring.
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| Anna May Wong | ... |
Lan Ying Lin
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| Charles Bickford | ... |
Otto Hartman
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| Buster Crabbe | ... |
Andrew Sleete
(as Larry Crabbe)
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| Cecil Cunningham | ... |
Mrs. Mary Hunt
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| J. Carrol Naish | ... |
Frank Barden
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| Anthony Quinn | ... |
Harry Morgan
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John Patterson | ... |
James Lang
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| Evelyn Brent | ... |
Olga Derey
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| Philip Ahn | ... |
Kim Lee
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| Fred Kohler | ... |
Captain Gulner
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| Guy Bates Post | ... |
Lloyd Burkett
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| Virginia Dabney | ... |
Rita - a Dancer
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Paulita Arvizu | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Carmen Bailey | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Ted Billings | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Agostino Borgato | ... |
Gypsy (uncredited)
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Marie Burton | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Mae Busch | ... |
Lil (uncredited)
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| Spencer Chan | ... |
Worker (uncredited)
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| Wong Chung | ... |
One of Quan Lin's Servants (uncredited)
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Chick Collins | ... |
Seaman in Fight (uncredited)
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| Gino Corrado | ... |
Interpreter (uncredited)
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Sheila Darcy | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Paula DeCardo | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Dime | ... |
Tough Sailor (uncredited)
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| Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Seaman in Fight (uncredited)
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| Paul Fix | ... |
Miles (uncredited)
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Norah Gale | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Kit Guard | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Harriette Haddon | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| John Hart | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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Abe Hollandersky | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Billy Jones | ... |
Seaman in Fight (uncredited)
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| Gwen Kenyon | ... |
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Carmen Laroux | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Ching Wah Lee | ... |
Quan Lin (uncredited)
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Maurice Liu | ... |
Ah Fong (uncredited)
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Andre Marsaudon | ... |
South American (uncredited)
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| Joyce Mathews | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Tina Menard | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Helaine Moler | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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Bill Powell | ... |
Carib Waiter (uncredited)
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| Constantine Romanoff | ... |
Russian Alien (uncredited)
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Alma Ross | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Lee Shumway | ... |
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
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| Harry Strang | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Frank Sully | ... |
Jake Kelly (uncredited)
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| Layne Tom Jr. | ... |
Chinese Candy Vendor (uncredited)
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| Sammee Tong | ... |
Chinese Alien in Airplane (uncredited)
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| Archie Twitchell | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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| Blanca Vischer | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Pierre Watkin | ... |
Mr. Yorkland (uncredited)
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| Ernest Whitman | ... |
Sam Blike (uncredited)
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Schwartz (uncredited)
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Mrs. Wong Wing | ... |
Lu Chung - the Amah (uncredited)
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Alex Woloshin | ... |
Gypsy (uncredited)
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Beal Wong | ... |
Chinese Alien in Airplane (uncredited)
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Bruce Wong | ... |
Chinese Man (uncredited)
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Michael Wu | ... |
Yung Woo (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Florey | ||
Written by
| Gladys Unger | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Garnett Weston | ... | (screenplay) |
| Garnett Weston | ... | (based on a story by) |
| William Hurlbut | ... | (additional dialogue) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Harold Hurley | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| William LeBaron | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Edward T. Lowe Jr. | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Edgar Schoenbaum | ... | (photographed by) (as Charles Schoenbaum) |
Editing by
| Ellsworth Hoagland | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Robert Odell | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Stanley Goldsmith | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Charles Hisserich | ... | sound recordist |
| Richard Olson | ... | sound recordist |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Boris Morros | ... | musical director |
| Phil Boutelje | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Gerard Carbonara | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Werner Janssen | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Gordon Jenkins | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Kisco | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ralph Rainger | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Milan Roder | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Al Siegel | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Gregory Stone | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ernst Toch | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
- Paramount British Pictures (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In an unidentified airplane flying over the ocean in which six aliens are huddled, alien-smugglers Frank Barden and Andrew Sleete are trying to evade a government pursuit plane. They dump the screaming "evidence" into the sea. Escaping pursuit, they later approach wealthy merchant Quan Lin and demand he take some aliens off of their hands. They kill him when he refuses. Lan Ying Lin, his daughter, goes to wealthy society matron Mrs. Mary Hunt for help. She introduces her to an inspector and Kim Lee, a government agent. Unknown to all, Mrs. Hunt is the power behind the smuggling ring. Turning detective to catch her father's killers, Lan Ying Lin finds herself on a remote island where she takes a job as a dancer in a honky-tonk operated by Otto Hartman, and discovers the island resort is a blind for an alien receiving station. She gets the evidence on Hartman and flees the island with agent Lee, disguised as a man, in the hold of the smuggling vessel. They are discovered by the ship's captain who radios for a sea plane. They are loaded into the plane, piloted by Barden and Sleete and flown out to sea to be released.
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| Taglines | One false move meant death! From the brocaded elegance of her honorable father's care to the chorus line of a Carribean dive...a daring girl trails the ring of super-racketeers who deal in human cargo and death. (Print Ad-Staunton Star-Times, ((Staunton, Ills.)) 30 December 1937) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Written and produced as a star vehicle for Anna May Wong. Earlier the same year she had been rejected for the lead in The Good Earth (1937), a role she strove to land. Losing the part to a white actress was a bitter pill for her to swallow. See more » |
| Goofs | When Frank Barden grabs the newspaper from Harry Morgan, he has a cigarette in his left hand. But on the next immediate cut, he is now holding the cigarette with his right hand. Then on the immediate cut after that, he is back to holding it with his left hand. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | It's Raining in Shanghai See more » |
| Quotes |
Lan Ying Lin:
I hope that you will continue in my service, as long and as faithfully as in my father's. One of Quan Lin's Servants: May our days be filled with unrest if we do not serve you well. See more » |