The Shanghai Gesture
Studio: Arnold Pressburger Films
Starring: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writer: Josef von Sternberg, Jules Furthman, Géza Herczeg
Producer: Arnold Pressburger
The Shanghai Gesture is a 1941 American film noir directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature, and Ona Munson. It is based on a Broadway play of the same name by John Colton, which was adapted for the screen by Sternberg and produced by Arnold Pressburger for United Artists.
Trivia
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
- Based on The Shanghai Gesture (Broadway Show – Play).
- By 1940, it was estimated there had been 32 previous attempts to film the play.
- Among the changes made to appease the censor was the replacement of the Japanese character of Prince Oshima with Dr. Omar to avoid depicting miscegenation.
- You are an innocent bush-league Mephisto.” Mature: “What is a bush-league Mephisto?
Previous Showings
1 Run • 1 Festival
733 tickets sold
All runs on record (1):
- March 8 - 9, 2025 · 733 ticketsLubitsch, Mamoulian, Sternberg Three Great Directorsw/ Shanghai Express