The Shanghai GestureOverviewGigolo "Doctor" Omar (Victor Mature) bribes the Shanghai police not to jail the broke American showgirl Dixie Pomeroy (Phyllis Brooks); he invites her to seek a job at the casino owned by Dragon Lady (stereotype) "Mother" Gin Sling (Ona Munson), his boss.Release dateDecember 25, 1941URL slugthe-shanghai-gestureGenresDramaThrillerArtworkPosterBackgroundNo imageIconNo imageBannerCast & crewCastGene Tierney — Victoria Charteris (aka "Poppy Smith")Victor Mature — Doctor OmarWalter Huston — Sir Guy CharterisMike Mazurki — The CoolieMarcel Dalio — The Master of the Spinning WheelJohn Abbott — Poppy's EscortDirectorsJosef von SternbergWritersJohn ColtonJames M. CainJules Furthman
