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The Shanghai Story is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Ruth Roman, Edmond O'Brien and Richard Jaeckel. It was based on a novel by Lester Yard. The film's sets were designed by the art director William Flannery.
In post-WW2 Shanghai, expatriate Westerners are detained in the Waldorf Hotel until the Communists can identify a suspected spy among them but some prisoners try to outwit the interrogators and the armed guards and flee.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Frank Lloyd
- 1954-09-01
Sep 19, 2021 · 2.01K subscribers. Subscribed. 75. 10K views 2 years ago. Αn ethical film-noir, crime love film based on Lester Yard's novel, produced and directed by Frank Lloyd. ...more.
- 90 min
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Oct 23, 2021 · The Shanghai Story (1954) Topics Ruth Roman , Edmond O'Brien , Richard Jaeckel , Whit Bissell , Marvin Miller , Paul Picerni , Philip Ahn , Frank Ferguson , Victor Sen Yung , Richard Loo
Behind the Bamboo Curtain of mainland China, after the Communist takeover, Westerners residing in Shanghai are rounded up by the brutal Maj. Ling Wu and his police and interned at the Waldorf House Hotel, pending the identification of a spy known to be sending critical information to the West.
- Frank Lloyd
- Ruth Roman
In post-WW2 Shanghai, expatriate Westerners are detained in the Waldorf Hotel until the Communists can identify a suspected spy among them but some prisoners try to outwit the interrogators and the armed guards and flee.
Directed by Frank Lloyd. You’re a lying Shanghai dame… 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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
