A Russian emigrant sings in a Shanghai nightclub under the assumed name of Kay Murphy. All she dreams of is a peaceful life with her daughter Vera. But this is only a pipe dream as she has been forced by her former lover Ivan to work for a secret criminal organization, "The Black Dragon". Vera, who studies in a Hong Kong boarding-school, knows nothing about her mother's past. When Ivan, who is also Vera's father, resurfaces and blackmails Kay, the young woman is determined to fight back...
Cast
Louis Jouvet
Ivan
Raymond Rouleau
Franchon
Suzanne Desprès
Nina, Governess Niania
Valéry Inkijinoff
Lee Pang
Dorville
Big-Bill
André Alerme
Mac Tavish
Élina Labourdette
Vera
Robert Manuel
Attacked customer
Mila Parély
Captain of the girls
Christl Mardayn
Mrs. Blonski / singer Kay Murphy
Gabrielle Dorziat
College director
Marcel Lupovici
Black Serpent slayer
Gaby André
Friend of Véra (uncredited)
Valentine Camax
Traveler (uncredited)
Janine Darcey
Student of the institution (uncredited)
Crew
G.W. Pabst
Director
Herman G. Weinberg
Writer
Alexandre Arnoux
Writer
Léo Lania
Writer
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Author
Henri Jeanson
Adaptation
Louisette Hautecœur
Editor
Jean Oser
Editor
Curt Courant
Director of Photography
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography
Romain Pinès
Producer
Andrej Andrejew
Production Design
Guy de Gastyne
Production Design
Henri Alekan
Assistant Camera
Georges Annenkov
Costume Design
Robert Teisseire
Sound Engineer
Ralph Erwin
Original Music Composer
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