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SHANGHAI EXPRESS

Directed by Josef von Sternberg
United States, 1932
Drama, Romance, Adventure
  • 8080 minutes

Synopsis

While traveling on a train from Peking to Shanghai, a notorious prostitute named Shanghai Lily runs into her former flame who is held hostage and whom she could intervene to save.

Synopsis

While traveling on a train from Peking to Shanghai, a notorious prostitute named Shanghai Lily runs into her former flame who is held hostage and whom she could intervene to save.