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00:03:45
Either quit shoving or quit pulling.00:03:54
This is the last stop.00:03:57
I'll be praised for always providing new women.00:04:11
I saw her first.00:04:13
Let's not forget that.00:04:14
Next time I go out with you, I'll bring a telescope.00:04:16
Next time you go out with me, bring along another face.00:04:20
Let's divide the work evenly.00:04:23
You take on the armed forces of justice and I'll tackle the00:04:26
girl.00:04:29
That battle plan of yours has never worked to my advantage yet.00:04:49
He's a man of his word.00:04:58
All roads lead to Shanghai, but not everyone is welcome so officially.00:05:04
Why are you heading this procession?00:05:06
Did you spit in his eye, my little lotus?00:05:10
Lotus, my foot.00:05:11
They're taking me to the cooler.00:05:12
I ran out of whatever they use around here for money.00:05:15
That's serious.00:05:16
What put you in hock?00:05:17
I had to roost in his coop.00:05:19
First class Chinese hotel, if you don't care what first class means.00:05:23
And all of a sudden he handed me a bill with more00:05:24
seals on it than a marriage license.00:05:26
It added up to 80 ying yang or two wheelbarrows full of00:05:29
copper cash.00:05:30
I don't believe in carrying money with me, but fortunately my fat00:05:34
friend is an expert at squeeze.00:05:37
Squeeze who? I wouldn't like to be squeezed by him.00:05:39
I can see you're new to our shores.00:05:41
Squeeze is an old Chinese tribute.00:05:43
Popular in your country under the name of graft.00:05:47
Ever heard of it?00:05:49
You're an American, aren't you?00:05:50
Sure, if Brooklyn is still in America.00:06:07
Gentlemen.00:06:09
Excuse me.00:06:12
I beg your pardon.00:06:16
A wonderful fertilizer.00:06:18
Money?00:06:20
I want you to meet an old friend.00:06:23
Dixie Pomeroy, Prospect Park.00:06:25
Percival Montgomery Howe, Shanghai.00:06:28
What do I do now?00:06:30
Nothing, my little pigeon.00:06:31
But if you'll step into my magnificent hershey, you might have enough00:06:34
to do before the evening is over.00:06:49
Well, the00:07:01
boss looks you over.00:07:02
I thought the gentleman in the black nightgown was the boss.00:07:06
Hold money bags. He's an errand boy.00:07:09
Like myself.00:07:11
The real boss is a remarkable lady.00:07:13
The most cold-blooded dragon you will ever meet.00:07:16
She'll devour you like a cat swallows a mouse.00:07:20
Yeah?00:07:21
That only makes me more hungry.00:07:23
When do we eat?00:07:25
I'll have the chef send you up a brace of thousand-year00:07:27
-old eggs.00:07:28
Do you like them soft?00:07:29
Or scrambled?00:07:36
You?00:08:19
I don't smoke.00:08:51
Marcel.00:09:01
Unless you collect rhinestones.00:09:08
I want you something of value, monsieur.00:09:19
Only this.00:09:25
But why are you laughing, sir?00:09:30
You're the one who's going to die.00:09:31
I'm not going to die.00:09:33
I'm not going to die.00:10:01
What a goldmine.00:10:05
Catching plenty of fish that night.00:10:07
Making money chop chop.00:10:12
Oh, if these pilferers, these crooks around here, only trust me for00:10:16
a moment, I can show them how an honest man can skip00:10:19
Shanghai in a hurry.00:10:21
It's things like these that can make a girl move any day00:10:25
of the week and in any direction.00:10:28
One piece of emerald, you likey?00:10:38
One piece of paycheck.00:10:42
Allah, Allah.00:10:43
Allah is great.00:10:49
What about this corner?00:11:04
Well, Victoria, did I promise too much?00:11:07
Isn't this place marvelous?00:11:09
Look at those faces, half of them Eurasians.00:11:13
Who said never the twins shall meet?00:11:14
Java, Sumatra, Hindu, Chinese, Portuguese, Filipinos, Russians, Malayan.00:11:20
What a witch's sabbath.00:11:22
If anyone saw us coming in here, I'd certainly hear plenty.00:11:26
The other places are like kindergartens compared with this.00:11:29
It smells so incredibly evil.00:11:33
I didn't think such a place existed except in my own imagination.00:11:38
It has a ghastly familiarity like a half-remembered dream.00:11:43
Anything could happen here.00:11:45
Any moment.00:11:50
Look at that Arabian or whatever he is.00:11:53
I wonder, does he sleep in his bed?00:12:15
Turn this thing to gold for me.00:12:17
Who's that female over there?00:12:19
What female?00:12:22
I say he is marvelous.00:12:24
Wouldn't he look wonderful falling off an Arabian charger?00:12:28
He's not the type that falls from a horse.00:12:31
What do you think he is?00:12:33
What'll we drink?00:12:35
Boil.00:12:45
What do they drink here?00:12:47
Brandy and sulfur.00:12:48
I wouldn't recommend it.00:12:50
I wouldn't drink it if you did.00:12:52
Can you make a plant as punch?00:12:53
There isn't a bartender within 3,000 miles who can make one00:12:57
except myself.00:12:59
How would you like it?00:13:01
Jamaica, Virgin Islands or Trinidad?00:13:04
Jamaica, don't you think?00:13:06
Where are you from?00:13:07
Wherever I can get a passport from.00:13:10
You sound Russian.00:13:11
Is that your country?00:13:12
I have no country.00:13:14
And the more I see of countries, the better I like the00:13:17
idea.00:13:22
Good evening, Commissioner.00:13:25
Nice to see you again, sir.00:13:26
I forgot to phone for a reservation.00:13:28
Can you find a quiet table for us?00:13:32
In here, sir. He means quiet for China.00:13:34
This way, sir.00:13:40
This is an unexpected pleasure, Commissioner.00:13:43
I've already notified the boss.00:13:44
One PC table, chop-chop.00:13:47
My name is Cesar Hawkins, in charge of the cash.00:13:50
Alas, the frightful risk for the bonding company.00:13:53
A little space, please.00:13:54
No hurry.00:13:56
Take your time.00:14:01
That's right. Take your time.00:14:03
Jackson, this is Mr. Montgomery Howe.00:14:07
Connoisseur of jewelry and other lovely things.00:14:11
This is Mr. Jackson.00:14:12
He specializes in music and law.00:14:28
This is Dr. Omar.00:14:30
Mr. Jackson.00:14:33
Spread your carpet, old boy, and slip me four aces.00:14:37
I cheated everything except cards.00:14:43
Didn't she?00:14:44
One PC poker deck, chop-chop.00:14:46
Yes, Mr. Hawkins.00:14:47
Any refreshments for your guests?00:14:50
Yes, six whiskeys soda, chop ice, chop-chop.00:14:54
Confounded Asiatics insist on trying to speak English.00:15:23
Some water.00:15:24
What? I'm used to it.00:15:27
Water.00:15:28
Let's get out of here.00:15:30
It's only someone trying to shoot himself.00:15:32
It's Saturday night.00:15:35
I say, this sort of thing isn't common, is it?00:15:40
I'm sorry, sir.00:15:47
It's not00:16:23
you, Boris.00:16:24
I thought we were good friends.00:16:27
Why do you choose my place as a springboard to the upper00:16:29
air?00:16:31
Why don't you go home and tend to your little formalities there?00:16:35
Sorry.00:16:36
I lost my head for a moment.00:16:38
You nearly lost it permanently.00:16:41
Give him 5,000 and let him continue.00:16:59
Somebody give me a cigarette.00:17:33
Be seated, gentlemen.00:17:35
Excuse the slight disturbance, Commissioner.00:17:37
You can't call that a slight disturbance.00:17:41
You shouldn't have returned his gun to him.00:17:44
Why not?00:17:46
How can you stop a man from killing himself?00:17:48
They're recommending vitamin B1.00:17:49
This is Jackson.00:17:52
Our new legal counsel.00:17:54
And this is Monsieur de Michaux.00:17:56
Number one man of our bank.00:17:58
I'm overwhelmed.00:18:00
What are we playing?00:18:01
Poker?00:18:02
Anything wild?00:18:04
Only the Joker, Mother.00:18:06
We don't feel very enterprising this evening.00:18:41
Pass.00:18:45
Pass?00:18:46
Pass. Pass.00:18:48
I open.00:18:49
$200?00:18:51
Max or gold?00:18:52
Gold, of course.00:18:53
Cards, my fellow pilgrims.00:18:56
Three ladies, if possible.00:18:58
One would be too much for me.00:19:01
Give me a king.00:19:03
He's sure to get a queen.00:19:05
Nuts always come to those who have no teeth.00:19:12
Three, please.00:19:13
I still prefer aces.00:19:15
I'll play these.00:19:16
Two hundred more.00:19:19
Last time we played commissioner, you lost quite a little.00:19:22
Oh, I'd quite forgotten that.00:19:25
It's so long ago.00:19:27
But I didn't come here tonight to win it back.00:19:30
Win or lose, my humble house is always yours.00:19:33
It's too bad.00:19:35
We came here to tell you that you'll have to close your00:19:37
humble house.00:19:45
You know how awkward we must feel about this.00:19:48
That you'll either have to close or move into the Chinese city.00:19:51
And two hundred?00:19:53
I'm not leaving the international settlement, you know that.00:19:56
Not all Chinese are like me.00:19:58
There are some decent ones.00:19:59
If I stepped that much across the line, they'd sell me for00:20:02
pork.00:20:03
The idea is childish.00:20:05
Who would visit us in the Chinese city?00:20:07
Look here, mother.00:20:08
We are nothing but messengers.00:20:11
Father then sent you a formal notice counseling your lease.00:20:16
I came here as a friend.00:20:18
Don't make it more difficult than it is.00:20:21
Tell me, for whom are you speaking?00:20:23
Not for yourself.00:20:24
I see no reason for concealing it.00:20:26
It's the India-China trading company.00:20:29
Every so often Shanghai decides to clean itself like a swan in00:20:32
a muddy lake.00:20:33
I shall not move and I certainly shall not close.00:20:37
But you'll be forced to close.00:20:39
This is not a moral crusade, which might be easier for you00:20:43
to oppose than big business.00:20:45
You must close.00:20:48
Big business?00:20:49
What do you call this?00:20:51
By the way, an ordinance is being passed next week outlawing this00:20:55
and similar establishments.00:20:57
I've lived by my own ordinances for a long time now, but00:21:01
I intend to disregard all others.00:21:07
Oh, you waiting to see my hand?00:21:10
Small flush, jack high.00:21:12
Here's another house no one can beat.00:21:14
Ace is full.00:21:16
One thing more, we are appointing a new police commissioner also.00:21:20
Have you been instructed to make me move tonight?00:21:23
But we know you need five or six weeks to make other00:21:27
arrangements.00:21:29
Until about Chinese New Year's then?00:21:33
That's right, Chinese New Year.00:21:36
You've delivered the message, gentlemen.00:21:38
I promise to think it over.00:21:40
Is there anything else I can do?00:21:42
I told them you would be reasonable.00:21:45
Now tell me, who is that wonderful looking creature over there?00:21:51
I'll be glad to introduce you.00:22:03
Until Chinese New Year then?00:22:07
That's right, Chinese New Year.00:22:14
Wow.00:22:15
Here comes the warlord of the Chinese underworld straight for us.00:22:29
I am Mother Ginsling.00:22:31
This is my place.00:22:32
I hope you will find in it everything you desire.00:22:35
May I introduce Monsieur de Michaux?00:22:37
Will you be kind enough to give me your name?00:22:39
My name is Smith.00:22:41
Poppy Smith.00:22:42
This is my brother.00:22:43
Your name is not Smith and he is not your brother.00:22:46
That's beastly clever of you.00:22:48
I say, I've always wanted to meet you, Mother Ginsling.00:22:51
It's awfully nice of you to join us.00:22:52
I promised Mr. Smith a thrill and I drove, here it is.00:22:57
What do you have?00:22:59
Thank you, I don't drink.00:23:00
You don't drink, Mother Ginsling.00:23:03
Is your name Chinese or English?00:23:06
Indeed, Ginsling is English.00:23:07
It's a nickname as common in this part of the world as00:23:10
the drink sold over the counter.00:23:13
But why Ginsling?00:23:14
Why not Whiskey Soda?00:23:16
There was a girl called Whiskey Soda too.00:23:19
And another one called Miss Martini.00:23:22
And one called Scotch Highball and another Benedictine.00:23:27
In other places I might have been called Rose or Violet or00:23:31
Lily or...00:23:33
Even Poppy.00:23:36
Excuse me, I have work to do.00:23:44
Will you ask for Poppy?00:23:56
Find out who that Smith girl is.00:23:59
I like her, she has spirit.00:24:01
Right-o.00:24:03
I thought I knew everyone in Shanghai, Miss Poppy.00:24:06
You must have arrived quite recently.00:24:07
Just last week, Monsieur.00:24:10
I've heard so much about your wicked city.00:24:13
I've wanted to see it all my life.00:24:15
Oh, I've lived here for 27 years now.00:24:17
If there's anything you want to do or see, I'm at your00:24:20
disposal.00:24:21
Needless to say, with the greatest personal enthusiasm.00:24:24
There's something you can do for me right now, Monsieur.00:24:28
I've always wanted to meet a Chinese gentleman.00:24:32
That one at your table, for instance.00:24:38
Oh, he's no gentleman, he's a compador.00:24:41
You don't want to meet him.00:24:43
What's wrong with that?00:24:44
Don't you like yachts?00:24:45
Not commodore, but compador.00:24:47
A go-between.00:24:48
Carries water on both shoulders without spilling any.00:24:51
Takes money from both sides.00:24:53
Try for shady, Mademoiselle.00:24:56
You'll protect me, Monsieur.00:24:58
I'd love to meet him.00:25:01
Soyez gentil.00:25:03
Ah bien, vous parlez français?00:25:05
Alors vous connaissez la France.00:25:07
Nous parlons le français plus tard.00:25:09
What's that?00:25:10
We'll speak French later.00:25:12
Ah bon, ça va, ça va.00:25:15
What are you up to, Victoria?00:25:17
I could have introduced you to a Chinese gentleman.00:25:20
Run along and phone that I'll be late.00:25:22
They might become uneasy.00:25:40
I'm waiting to see the boss.00:25:41
How long before she turns up?00:25:43
Me no savvy English.00:25:45
He'll savvy if you listen closely for a minute.00:25:48
Big shot.00:25:50
Number one man.00:25:52
I mean, number one woman.00:25:53
You know what a woman is?00:25:57
Woman.00:25:59
Woman.00:26:00
Woman.00:26:12
Yeah, I guess you're right.00:26:15
I'd better wait.00:26:50
Miss Smith, this is Mr. Howe.00:26:53
One of our more influential merchants.00:26:55
I was influential.00:26:56
I was, but I'm retired now, if you please.00:27:00
Retired.00:27:01
And I have five wives.00:27:04
Also retired.00:27:06
And I'm looking for number six.00:27:09
We French have enough with one.00:27:11
That is, one at a time.00:27:13
Speaking of wives, what is your first name, Miss Smith?00:27:17
My first name?00:27:19
How do you like poppies, Mr. Howe?00:27:22
Poppies.00:27:23
That's a flower that's caused my family a lot of trouble.00:27:27
My unworthy great-grandfather, for instance, in the open war of 1842...00:27:35
This is my very best friend, Omar.00:27:40
Miss Poppy Smith.00:27:42
And you.00:27:44
Are you an Egyptian, comprador?00:27:46
No, I'm a doctor.00:27:47
Dr. Omar.00:27:48
Of Shanghai.00:27:50
And Gomorrah.00:27:52
Any relation to the poet Omar?00:27:55
A book of verses underneath the bough?00:28:06
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou beside me00:28:11
singing in the wilderness.00:28:15
You said Dr. Omar.00:28:18
Doctor of what?00:28:20
Doctor of nothing, Miss Smith.00:28:22
It sounds important and hurts no one.00:28:25
Unlike most doctors.00:28:44
And your Bernuth.00:28:46
Is it as real as your title?00:28:49
Where were you born?00:28:53
My birth took place under a full moon on the sands near00:28:56
Damascus.00:28:58
My father was an Armenian tobacco dealer and was far away.00:29:02
And my mother?00:29:04
The less said about her, the better.00:29:07
She was half French, and the other half is lost in the00:29:10
dust of time.00:29:12
In short, I'm a thoroughbred mongrel.00:29:17
I'm related to all the earth.00:29:20
And nothing that's human is foreign to me.00:29:27
Then perhaps you can explain how our friend suddenly vanished.00:29:31
We were alone since I first saw you.00:29:35
You come here often?00:29:38
From now on, I'll be here every evening waiting for you.00:29:43
I'm afraid I won't come here again.00:29:46
Then I'll have to take steps to wipe out your image.00:29:50
What steps?00:29:52
There are quite a few steps provided by the management.00:29:55
There's one, for instance.00:30:15
You're wanted.00:30:17
At your convenience.00:30:26
The whole district has been sold.00:30:28
They're going to call me back and give me the name of00:30:30
the number one man.00:30:32
That's what I thought.00:30:34
Some big speculation in land values is all.00:30:36
They want us in and they want us out.00:30:46
The name is Sir Guy Charteris.00:30:49
Charteris?00:30:50
Who's that?00:30:51
Find out when he arrived, where he's from.00:30:53
Find his mistakes.00:30:55
Every man makes them.00:30:56
If he's successful, he makes quite a few.00:31:00
It should be easy to find a few things to stop him.00:31:02
A bullet will stop him?00:31:04
Call up the bank and find out what he's worth.00:31:06
No, he's worth plenty.00:31:07
I can tell you that without phoning.00:31:08
Have a photographer in front of his house to get his picture.00:31:11
I want to see what he looks like.00:31:14
See if there's anyone in Shanghai who knows this Sir Guy Charteris.00:31:18
I know him.00:31:26
What are you doing here?00:31:27
Who are you?00:31:28
Your tall friend brought me here and promised me some chow.00:31:30
I haven't even seen the chopsticks yet, let alone the rice.00:31:34
Are you playing at being the caliph of Baghdad again?00:31:38
Another one of your pick-ups?00:31:40
Seems to be a useful one for a change.00:31:43
Anyway, she'd be in jail by now had I not found her00:31:46
pleasing.00:31:48
Wouldn't you, my little tulip?00:31:49
If you're thinking of putting your little tulip in your butthole, you00:31:52
better get her something to eat.00:31:53
Leave me alone, Mother.00:31:55
Order some food.00:32:07
Now then, sit down, my child, and tell me what you know00:32:09
about this Charteris.00:32:10
Well, before I had a beach comb in Shanghai, we had a00:32:13
swell little leg show in Singapore.00:32:15
We really started out in Frisco and some agent soft-soaked us00:32:19
across the Atlantic to Marseille.00:32:20
Lost some of the kids there.00:32:22
We then went to Cairo and most of them are still walking00:32:25
up and down the pyramids.00:32:27
How do you happen to know Charteris?00:32:30
I met him in Singapore.00:32:31
He sent his orderly backstage to make a date with me.00:32:33
Orderly?00:32:34
Is he a military man?00:32:35
Oh, no, you know what I mean.00:32:36
The flunky.00:32:37
The fellow who does the dirty work.00:32:39
Well, he invites me out to dinner at one of the joints.00:32:41
I bring a girlfriend along to referee because you never know what00:32:45
you're up against.00:32:46
Anyway, it wasn't necessary.00:32:48
He turned out to be a gentleman.00:32:49
Bought me pop and baby orchids.00:32:52
How often did you see him?00:32:54
Oh, a couple of times.00:32:55
Maybe five or six.00:32:58
Of course, I had to see him on the QT.00:33:00
We only went out in the dark.00:33:03
Why? Why?00:33:04
He's a big shot.00:33:05
Men like that put us on the ice.00:33:07
Besides, he's got a daughter.00:33:09
Has he?00:33:10
How old is the daughter?00:33:11
About my age, I guess.00:33:12
That's why I couldn't see him anymore.00:33:14
He said his daughter was joining him from a finishing school in00:33:16
Switzerland.00:33:17
So he gave me some money, and I invested it in a00:33:20
ruby, which turned out to be phony.00:33:23
What does he look like?00:33:24
Oh, he's okay.00:33:25
Tall-ish.00:33:26
About 50.00:33:27
Has a good line.00:33:28
Knows what he wants.00:33:29
And once in a while, his arm reaches for the ceiling for00:33:33
no reason at all.00:33:34
Just likes to stretch, I guess.00:33:37
Tell me, what color were his eyes?00:33:39
Were they blue?00:33:40
Yeah, I think they were.00:33:48
Are you certain his name is Sir Guy Charteris?00:33:52
Sure.00:33:53
His picture was in the paper once.00:33:54
He's the real thing.00:33:55
All right. Wait a minute.00:33:56
Maybe I can find the clipping.00:33:57
I think I saved it.00:34:01
No. I guess I threw it away.00:34:15
And this beyond the river?00:34:21
It used to be marshland.00:34:23
Full of factories now.00:34:25
Storehouses.00:34:26
I know.00:34:27
I know.00:34:29
Most of that sector is now ours.00:34:33
And, as far as I can see, it's only a question of00:34:35
making it nice and comfortable for the others before they sell.00:34:39
There shouldn't be much delay, since our friend here suggests that the00:34:42
city is not averse to the elimination of this quarter.00:34:49
Look here.00:34:50
I told you we were not to be disturbed.00:34:53
Personally, I would recommend that additional funds be added.00:34:56
Say, 200,000.00:35:01
This is Charteris.00:35:03
I don't wish to be interrupted again.00:35:08
I'd like to have a new man on the switchboard in the00:35:10
morning. Very good, sir.00:35:16
There's a Mother Jin Sling who wishes to speak to you.00:35:19
And the person on the other end of the line insists that00:35:21
the phone will ring until you answer.00:35:22
And who is Mother Jin Sling?00:35:24
She runs a casino in the district we're clearing up.00:35:26
Quite an establishment and quite an income.00:35:33
Some of these tenants we're dispossessing seem to have a good deal00:35:37
of power.00:35:38
Well, they'll have less when we're through with them.00:35:43
Let's get on with this meeting.00:35:47
Mother Jin Sling.00:35:50
Quite a name.00:35:51
Sounds like rather a hard character.00:35:54
On the contrary.00:35:55
She's a very charming woman.00:35:57
Is she? Thank you.00:36:28
Careful, you'll00:36:39
break the bank.00:36:41
How much have you accumulated?00:36:42
We'll know in a minute.00:36:44
Let's have it cashed.00:36:48
Aren't you proud of me, Martha?00:36:50
Am I not a good pupil?00:36:52
It's either that or a beginner's luck.00:36:55
This is the beginning and the end.00:36:57
I'm not going to play anymore.00:36:59
Not tonight or any other night.00:37:01
Otherwise I'd be here for good.00:37:04
What's wrong with that?00:37:05
Do you know a better way to spend your life?00:37:12
There's something you don't know about me.00:37:15
I can stop whenever I want to.00:37:19
Let's go out for a ride.00:37:21
I need some air.00:37:24
Grace, I didn't know I'd want so much.00:37:52
Sir Guy.00:37:54
Where's my car?00:37:55
We can't find your chauffeur.00:37:57
Your car is in the garage.00:37:58
I'll have someone else bring it.00:37:59
I'm sorry, sir.00:38:00
The car won't move.00:38:01
Get me a taxi.00:38:02
I'm trying my best, sir, but they're all taken.00:38:06
How about a rickshaw, a clean one?00:38:28
Big fella, isn't he?00:38:29
Too big to be Chinese.00:38:31
Must be Chinese.00:38:32
No one else would do for his work, sir.00:38:41
Lovelingwell Road, corner of Gordon.00:38:43
Get out! Get out!00:38:44
What is that?00:38:49
Lovelingwell Road, this way.00:38:50
This way! This way!00:38:55
That's Sir Guy all right, isn't he handsome?00:38:57
I should have gone over and talked to him.00:39:00
I'll tell you when I want you to talk to him.00:39:03
So he calls himself Charteris.00:39:08
Sure he calls himself Charteris.00:39:10
Why shouldn't he? That's his name.00:40:01
She reminds me of my first wife.00:40:04
Money meant absolutely nothing to her.00:40:07
As long as I provided it.00:40:09
Croupiers, 17.00:40:11
Oui, 17.00:40:13
Au maximum, plein, carré et transversal.00:40:16
Oui, 17.00:40:17
En blanc.00:40:19
And black.00:40:20
Oui, 17.00:40:21
And red.00:40:24
En.00:40:25
Even.00:40:26
With your permission.00:40:28
Oui.00:40:42
Bottle of champagne.00:41:01
That was the last of the Mohicans.00:41:04
Now's the time to go after it, my plucked bird of paradise.00:41:09
What'll I use for chips?00:41:11
What about that rope of stones around your neck?00:41:14
I couldn't do that.00:41:16
It's a present from my dad.00:41:18
What do you care?00:41:19
Buy it back when you've won.00:41:20
Your luck's bound to change.00:41:22
You mean bound to get worse.00:41:25
I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever win.00:41:28
I wonder, will I get a good price for it?00:41:33
Your question insults the house.00:41:35
We buy and sell everything in the most honorable manner.00:41:40
You're a beautiful woman, Poppy.00:41:43
This sparkle is artificial.00:41:45
You won't need it.00:41:49
I wonder how you'd look with your hair down.00:41:54
Michel?00:42:18
45,000, Miss.00:42:20
What's that in pounds?00:42:23
790 English pounds.00:42:24
Minus a few unavoidable deductions.00:42:32
Mark the games, ladies and gentlemen.00:42:35
Mark the games.00:42:37
The games are over.00:42:39
Mark the games, ladies and gentlemen.00:42:42
Mark the games.00:42:43
The games are over.00:42:45
Mark the games.00:42:46
The games are over.00:43:23
Boy, what's the richest drink you got, comrade?00:43:30
Don't call me comrade.00:43:32
What's rich to one is niche to another.00:43:34
You can call me anything you like, as long as you give00:43:37
me something with a cherry in it.00:43:54
I suppose you'd like to add me to your collection.00:43:57
Which number do I remind you of?00:44:00
Number two and number four.00:44:01
Except they talk less and weigh more.00:44:08
Boy.00:44:13
I'm not a boy.00:44:15
I'm 49 years old.00:44:18
And my name is Vladimir Nikolayevich Krestovozdvizhensky.00:44:25
My name is Voloshin.00:44:33
Sit down, Hawkins.00:44:34
I want you to send out some invitations for our New Year's00:44:37
Eve dinner.00:44:38
Formal.00:44:40
Very good.00:44:41
White tie, chow.00:44:44
But you're not going to close on New Year's Eve, are you?00:44:47
I'm only closing a chapter of my life.00:44:50
To begin with, to give the occasion some tone, Lady Blessington.00:44:54
Oh, she won't come.00:44:56
It's easier to have the late Dowager Empress.00:44:59
She'll come.00:45:00
Very good.00:45:01
She'll come. That settles her.00:45:03
See that Jackson, Van Alst and de Michaux are here.00:45:07
Jackson, Van Alst and Michaux, they'll kowtow.00:45:11
Mondragoners. Boy, oh boy.00:45:13
We'll have more fireworks at dinner than in the streets.00:45:17
Put down Sir Guy Charteris.00:45:24
I say, Mother.00:45:25
Aren't you putting me to a lot of unnecessary trouble?00:45:27
You'll have an empty table.00:45:30
It will not be empty.00:45:31
We haven't been able even to approach him.00:45:32
How are you going to get him to accept?00:45:35
Kidnap him?00:45:37
Stop behaving like a disabled flamingo and put down Sir Guy Charteris.00:45:42
Very well, but I tell you, he won't come.00:45:51
How much has she lost?00:45:52
Over 50,000 necks in the last hour.00:45:55
What about her references?00:45:57
She won't give any, but I think she'll pay.00:45:59
Might make you think so.00:46:01
Omar thinks so too?00:46:03
Omar should avoid thinking.00:46:05
Doesn't suit his personality.00:46:07
I'll go out and see her.00:46:10
C'est tout, madame.00:46:20
26, noir, père et fils.00:46:21
Le 26.00:46:26
Good evening, Miss Smith.00:46:28
I hope you're not going to ask for credentials too.00:46:31
You asked for $50,000.00:46:33
And why not?00:46:34
I might have asked for more.00:46:35
If your credit is good and any sum you wish is at00:46:38
your disposal.00:46:39
My credit is at least as good as yours.00:46:42
I'm sure it's better.00:46:43
But unless you can furnish me with exact references, I can't advance00:46:48
more than, say, 5,000.00:46:52
5,000, oui.00:47:23
Fortune can't be forced.00:47:28
You know, there's such a thing as good fortune.00:47:36
29.00:47:37
29, noir, père et fils.00:47:41
Can I have 200 more?00:48:01
Merci, mademoiselle.00:48:03
A bientot.00:48:04
I'll see you again.00:48:07
Coming, doctor?00:48:09
Again continues.00:48:11
Faites vos jeux. La partie continue.00:48:41
You look better today, Boris.00:48:45
It's a pity she left.00:48:48
Here is your 5,000.00:48:51
Another couple of hours and I could have paid all my debts.00:49:10
You're plotting your revenge like an engineer.00:49:13
But the blueprints of your guests could have been made more flattering.00:49:17
Especially mine.00:49:21
You'll be on my left.00:49:31
And he'll sit there, opposite me.00:49:41
What is it?00:49:42
Miss Smith wishes more credit.00:49:44
50,000 more.00:49:45
I told them to give her whatever she wants.00:49:48
No limit.00:49:49
Anything she wants.00:49:51
Thank you.00:49:57
This reminds me of a friend of mine.00:49:59
A general.00:50:01
His staff had planned the battle superbly.00:50:03
He himself was to lead the central attack.00:50:06
On paper, it was perfect.00:50:09
But it turned out differently.00:50:11
He was promptly captured.00:50:58
Do you wish some more?00:51:07
Will that be enough, mademoiselle?00:51:08
I don't want any more.00:51:10
I've had enough.00:51:24
Here comes your girlfriend.00:51:33
Don't go away, Miss...00:51:35
Pomeroy.00:51:37
My name is Dixie Pomeroy.00:51:39
Stay here and have another drink.00:51:41
Thanks, but I gotta run along.00:51:43
Business before pleasure.00:51:53
Who are you paying for the drinks?00:51:56
Or is she paying for them?00:51:57
I can stay with pride.00:51:59
I've never paid for anything in my life.00:52:01
Do you think you can keep up that enviable record?00:52:05
Why not?00:52:09
You're not going to make me jealous, are you?00:52:12
I don't make a scene.00:52:14
How can you be jealous of a little chorus girl who doesn't00:52:16
own the clothes on her back?00:52:18
Don't play with me.00:52:21
I won't stand for it.00:52:23
I've been watching you both for an hour.00:52:26
That's why you lose.00:52:28
Why don't you watch the game?00:52:32
I told you not to play with me.00:52:40
Please forgive me.00:52:42
I didn't mean it.00:52:43
Maybe I had too much to drink.00:52:44
I'm sorry.00:52:46
Don't be angry with me.00:53:01
I'm sorry. What's next?00:53:02
An invitation, sir, to spend the Chinese New Year at the house00:53:05
of this Jin Sling woman.00:53:08
See that?00:53:13
I dispossess her, throw her out of Shanghai, and she invites me00:53:16
to celebrate her departure.00:53:20
In my younger days, I shouldn't have refused.00:53:23
To bed.00:53:24
Send my regrets politely as you know how.00:53:26
Very good, sir.00:53:32
Answer that phone.00:53:36
Yes?00:53:38
Nobody there, sir.00:53:41
Have that call traced.00:53:42
Very good, sir.00:53:45
I wouldn't go out there if I were you, sir.00:53:46
It might be dangerous.00:53:49
Well, that's the best way to find out if they're aiming at00:53:51
me.00:54:04
Moriarty!00:54:12
It's that Rick Charcouli again.00:54:15
Looks to me like the first shot of an intended 21-gun00:54:18
salute.00:54:20
Give him a coin and tell him I'd like to see him.00:54:22
Very good, sir. I'm becoming fond of the fellow.00:54:46
He's here, sir.00:54:54
So, we meet again, eh?00:54:58
You savvy English?00:55:00
You speak any Chinese, Cantonese?00:55:04
Let me see that invitation.00:55:07
You know anything about this?00:55:13
You, uh, break a window?00:55:21
You didn't by any chance hear any shots, did you?00:55:26
Boom, boom.00:55:32
See here, if I find you in the vicinity of my house00:55:34
again, I'll have you put in jail.00:55:43
Hmm.00:55:44
I see you do speak English.00:55:48
Wait.00:55:49
Lock him up.00:55:50
That should take care of him.00:55:52
I'll do my very best, sir.00:56:03
That sounded slightly Russian, didn't it?00:56:05
What did he say?00:56:06
I think he said that no Chinese jail is strong enough to00:56:09
hold him, sir.00:56:10
From what I hear of Chinese jails, he might be right.00:56:12
Yes, sir.00:56:15
Well, let's get on with the rest of this correspondence.00:56:19
I hope it'll be easier to dispose of.00:56:21
I'm sure it will, sir.00:56:22
Uh, give me that invitation.00:56:28
8.30. Formal.00:56:35
Mother Gin Sling requests the pleasure of your company at dinner on00:56:40
Chinese New Year.00:56:44
Mother Gin Sling.00:56:55
Bring me some brandy and sofa for a change.00:57:00
Chase away the evil spirits.00:57:03
Where's Omar, the tent maker?00:57:07
Where's that Persian poet?00:57:19
Behave yourself, Poppy.00:57:20
You're in China and you're white.00:57:22
It's not good for us to see you like this.00:57:24
You'll bring discredit to your race if you continue.00:57:27
Don't preach to me!00:57:28
And let my race take care of itself.00:57:32
What's upsetting you?00:57:34
What's the matter?00:57:35
Didn't I lose enough tonight?00:57:37
So far, you've lost nothing but pieces of paper with my endorsement00:57:40
on them.00:57:42
You wouldn't endorse anything that wouldn't be paid.00:57:46
I know it'll be paid.00:57:48
Come, get some sleep.00:57:49
Then you can play some more.00:57:52
Don't touch me!00:57:53
Don't paw me!00:57:54
I have enough money to buy this whole outfit.00:57:58
And everything that's in it.00:58:00
All that counts here is money anyway.00:58:03
But this is the last time you'll see me.00:58:06
Do you understand?00:58:09
The last time.00:58:20
Come on,00:58:56
honey. Let me in.00:58:59
Honey!00:59:12
My ankle hurts!00:59:14
Let me in!00:59:15
I hurt it!00:59:17
I hurt my ankle!00:59:21
Help!00:59:57
Did you hurt yourself, my little one?01:00:03
I've turned my ankle.01:00:05
I can't walk.01:00:06
That's too bad.01:00:08
Oh, my, won't you carry me in, please?01:00:15
Does it01:00:34
hurt badly, my sweet?01:00:42
Where is she?01:00:43
Where's who, my little broken-footed antelope?01:00:49
You know exactly who I mean.01:01:01
I knew it.01:01:06
This very, very small powder puff doesn't belong to you, does it?01:01:10
Or maybe it's an illusion.01:01:13
Come, quick.01:01:14
What does the poet say when he sees a mirage?01:01:17
I'm no authority on mirages or powder puffs.01:01:19
This belongs to Dixie, doesn't it?01:01:21
Since when has Dixie had a monopoly on powder puffs?01:01:26
Oh, don't torture me like this.01:01:58
Victoria, sit01:02:09
down.01:02:15
Tell me, Victoria, has there ever been any doubt in your mind01:02:19
that I love you better than anything in the world?01:02:22
Why, no, Dad.01:02:23
Why do you ask?01:02:27
We haven't been very close to each other since we came to01:02:30
Shanghai, and it's my fault.01:02:32
You mustn't say that, Dad.01:02:34
You've been busy.01:02:35
You've had other things to do.01:02:37
What's the matter?01:02:38
Something wrong?01:02:49
How do you feel?01:02:50
I'm fine.01:02:51
You know, Dad, I'm always fine.01:02:54
Is everything all right?01:02:56
Anything troubling you?01:02:58
You sound awfully strange.01:02:59
Why do you ask?01:03:01
It's not unusual for me to be solicitous about you.01:03:05
You're all I have, Victoria.01:03:08
I've spent a good deal of my life trying to protect you01:03:10
from anything that could possibly hurt you.01:03:12
What's wrong, Dad?01:03:13
Is there anything I can do?01:03:16
Are you feeling happy?01:03:17
Yes, I'm happy.01:03:19
What's the matter?01:03:20
I'm sending you back to Singapore, and I'll join you in a01:03:23
week.01:03:24
I've chartered a plane for you.01:03:27
When do you want me to leave?01:03:29
This morning.01:03:31
This isn't much notice, but I make quick decisions.01:03:33
Sometimes they're wrong, but mostly they're right.01:03:36
That's impossible.01:03:37
I can't get ready.01:03:38
Those you are.01:03:39
I'll have your things sent after you.01:03:41
I won't do it.01:03:42
Here, Victoria.01:03:43
You must do as I tell you.01:03:46
I don't like saying this, but you've overdrawn your bank account.01:03:49
Some of the trinkets I gave you are missing.01:03:57
This morning, a man offered to sell me this necklace.01:04:03
I paid his price without asking any questions.01:04:07
I don't know what you've been doing with your money or with01:04:09
your time.01:04:12
I've always had an instinct about bringing you here, and I'm not01:04:15
going to ignore my feelings any further.01:04:19
I'll join you in Singapore in a little while, and we'll talk01:04:22
about it there and probably laugh about it.01:04:26
Sorry, Dad.01:04:29
Let's forget about it.01:04:37
Take care of yourself, Victoria.01:04:40
Take care of yourself.01:04:44
Like a01:06:00
shiny new year?01:06:01
It is01:06:20
indeed a surprise.01:06:22
This is the last place on earth I would expect to find01:06:24
you.01:06:25
As long as you're here, Lady Blessing, to honor your presence can't01:06:29
be the last place.01:06:31
You haven't told anyone I own this building.01:06:40
So nice to see you again, Mr. Howe.01:06:43
It's ages since we met.01:06:46
You adore European women, don't you?01:06:49
I wonder why, you old rascal.01:06:51
I love them because they're so intelligent.01:06:53
They have such a sense of humor.01:06:56
My name is Caesar Hawkins.01:06:58
No relation to the Roman emperors.01:07:01
May I help to acquaint you with the other guests?01:07:03
Whom would you like to meet?01:07:05
Good evening.01:07:06
I haven't seen you for many months since I had the good01:07:09
fortune of selling you a fine piece of jade.01:07:11
What piece of jade?01:07:12
Oh, nothing.01:07:13
Mr. Howe must be confusing me with someone else.01:07:17
Sir Guy Tartarus.01:07:34
Good evening, sir.01:07:35
Good evening.01:07:43
Dr. Omar.01:07:44
I didn't expect to see you again so soon.01:07:49
Oh, you work here, don't you?01:07:52
Yes, I should have known that.01:07:57
Anyway, I'm grateful that you made it possible for me to repurchase01:08:00
the necklace.01:08:01
I'm grateful to you for the price you paid.01:08:03
Sir Guy.01:08:12
Well, I've seen you again.01:08:15
Miss, uh, wait a minute.01:08:16
Don't tell me.01:08:18
Watch your step, Sir Guy.01:08:19
Pomeroy.01:08:20
That's right.01:08:22
How did you happen to drift into this cesspool of the Far01:08:24
East?01:08:25
You said it.01:08:26
I never thought I'd see you again, Sir Guy.01:08:28
Are you in trouble?01:08:30
Judging by appearances, I should say you've done very well.01:08:32
By a couple of miracles, I broke into the best circles as01:08:35
you can plainly see.01:08:53
Good evening.01:08:55
It's a great pleasure to meet you socially, Sir Guy.01:08:58
You know, Miss Pomeroy must have announced.01:09:00
Miss Pomeroy.01:09:01
I don't want to disturb you, gentlemen.01:09:05
Quite a crowd.01:09:07
Are you going to be in Shanghai long, Sir Guy?01:09:10
Long enough to settle my affairs, and then I'm returning to Singapore.01:09:50
What do you think?01:09:55
I'm happy to see that no one has disappointed me.01:09:58
You will please find your places at the table.01:10:00
I had some figures made in your image.01:10:13
I beg your pardon.01:10:15
That's your place.01:10:25
Where am I?01:10:27
That may be you, Lady Blessington.01:10:31
A broken doll?01:10:32
That's not me.01:10:39
Dear me.01:10:40
How clever.01:10:43
Dear me.01:10:45
Is this your me?01:10:47
My hair is white.01:10:49
Your hair is still gray.01:10:50
Head of the table.01:10:52
I wonder why.01:10:53
Oh, you deserve it, Sir Guy.01:10:59
We have01:11:10
for generations specialized in stimulating dishes.01:11:14
Birds' nests from Formosa, seaweed from the inland sea, and shark fins01:11:20
from Gadar.01:11:22
I've also not ignored an appetizer for our male guests.01:12:16
We're going to auction off the girls to the gentlemen.01:12:20
Once in a while, they have to replenish their flower boats.01:12:23
You understand, of course, this is staged purely for the tourists.01:12:27
Shanghai has to live up to its reputation.01:12:46
I say, Mother Ginsling, are you sure those junk fellows down there01:12:50
aren't the real thing?01:12:51
They look awfully convincing.01:12:53
Nevertheless, they're fake.01:12:55
What about those poor little innocents up there?01:12:58
They look really frightened.01:12:59
They're fake, too.01:13:00
They're neither frightened nor innocent.01:13:05
An idea?01:13:11
Putting my wives in cages.01:13:13
Never thought of that.01:13:15
Did you tell her we had met in Singapore?01:13:17
Sure, I'd tell the cock I'd whirl if so proud of it.01:13:26
Perhaps I should have worn a white tie.01:13:28
I never take any chances, Chinese New Year.01:13:47
Did you have to inspect them so closely?01:13:52
Idiot.01:14:02
Our little Chinese girls used to be sold like that not so01:14:05
many years ago.01:14:06
Well, I'm glad such a thing can't take place again.01:14:09
It couldn't have been so very pleasant.01:14:11
Oh, I don't know.01:14:19
This is our New Year's, and we're happy today.01:14:26
As you can judge by the noise outside, it's our most important01:14:29
festival.01:14:30
It's a sacred day.01:14:32
On this day, we pay our debts.01:14:34
And I know of no Chinese who dare incur the ill will01:14:37
of his gods or his creditors by not starting the year with01:14:40
a clean slate.01:14:42
Hawkins, why don't you take the occasion to return the 200 mechs01:14:46
I loaned you in a confused moment?01:14:48
Sorry, old boy, but I'm still using them.01:14:50
Well, there are other New Years.01:14:59
Cigarettes, Sir Guy?01:15:02
How long have you had that?01:15:09
Thank you, I prefer my own.01:15:18
Sir Guy, I'm particularly happy to see you here tonight.01:15:23
You have, of course, been in China before, or are you new01:15:27
to our customs?01:15:30
Indeed, I'm quite familiar with them.01:15:33
I know the North.01:15:35
In fact, I like it better than the South.01:15:38
It has more tradition, more poise, more character and beauty.01:15:46
You too come from the North, don't you?01:15:49
My people were Manchus.01:15:52
Do you prefer this climate?01:15:55
Why did you leave the North?01:15:56
I had little to do with it.01:15:58
I was washed ashore here, picked up on the Shanghai waterfront.01:16:04
Mr. Howe then took me in tow.01:16:06
He saw me stealing some food and he liked me.01:16:09
Later, he gave me enough to establish this gallery.01:16:14
But that was long ago, wasn't it?01:16:16
It was a good investment.01:16:19
She paid it back a hundredfold.01:16:21
I always pay my debts.01:16:24
A hundredfold.01:16:26
There's a tiger for you.01:16:29
And showing her claws.01:16:31
Those claws can stand a bit of trimming.01:16:34
Speaking of the waterfront, you're so pretty, Miss Pomeroy.01:16:38
Are you one of the Pomeroy's who have a villa near Nice?01:16:41
She's a chorus girl out of work, Your Ladyship.01:16:44
And but for the grace of Allah and Mother Jin Sling, she'd01:16:46
be floating down the river.01:16:48
Oh, can the sentiment.01:16:50
Pomeroy's of Nice, Pomeroy's of Flatbush.01:16:52
We had a marvelous villa there.01:16:54
And what a landlord.01:16:56
From Nice to Flatbush is quite a swim.01:17:04
It doesn't matter where we come from.01:17:06
What matters is that we are here.01:17:08
Miss Pomeroy, of course, has never witnessed this charming holiday.01:17:11
Yeah, it's like our Fourth of July.01:17:13
I adore noise.01:17:14
It's so refined.01:17:19
Mario, MacArthur.01:17:21
Please excuse me.01:17:22
I feel sick and I wish to go home.01:17:24
Sit down.01:17:25
You might become more ill if I should recall to your mind01:17:27
a little incident that took place in Rio five years ago.01:17:33
Don't disturb yourself, Your Excellency.01:17:35
Your wife has a good constitution.01:17:37
And questionable as her career has been, it's no worse than yours.01:17:40
Or do you wish me to amplify that statement?01:17:47
Mother Jin Sling, you've no idea how happy I am to be01:17:51
here.01:17:52
I'm going into the casino later.01:17:53
I've dropped quite a bit of money.01:17:55
I'm left so often with idle time on my hands.01:17:58
With nothing, nothing, nothing to do.01:18:02
Don't tell me.01:18:03
Who's going to sit next to me?01:18:05
I hope it's a man.01:18:06
And by the way, who broke this and why isn't it here?01:18:12
That represents a very distinguished young lady who is being sobered up01:18:17
so that she can walk in and take her place at this01:18:20
table to complete the list of my illustrious guests.01:18:26
Another glass for Sir Guy.01:18:32
Good gracious!01:18:33
What is it, Lady Blessington?01:18:35
Someone has pinched you, I hope?01:18:38
Indeed not.01:18:39
One, two, three, four, thirteen chairs.01:18:42
I'm going home.01:18:43
You must excuse me.01:18:45
Sit down.01:19:01
Does anyone else wish to leave?01:19:12
I take it, Mother Jin Sling, that there's some reason which compels01:19:16
each of your guests to stay.01:19:20
There's none which can make me stay.01:19:23
I came to see you out of sheer curiosity.01:19:27
I can appreciate an invitation issued to a man you've been trying01:19:30
to intimidate without wishing to give offense, I'll go.01:19:40
Good night, Miss Pomeroy.01:19:42
Good night, Sir Guy.01:19:45
You act as if there were really nothing to compel you to01:19:48
remain, Sir Guy.01:19:55
I thought we might have had a longer chat, but since, as01:19:58
you say, there's no way of detaining you, I'll say good night,01:20:01
Mr. Dawson.01:20:06
How do you know that name?01:20:09
Mr. Dawson has decided to stay, which, after all, is quite proper01:20:12
considering this dinner was given in his honor.01:20:27
Who are you?01:20:28
What's behind this mask of yours?01:20:30
Look at me.01:20:32
Is my face so changed you no longer know me, or do01:20:34
all Chinese girls look alike to you?01:20:38
Look at me closely.01:20:39
The only mask I wear is the mask of time.01:20:43
Surely you didn't expect shining faith and blind love to remain in01:20:46
my face forever.01:20:47
I never saw you in my life.01:20:49
The Honorable Sir Guy chooses not to recognize me, but he chooses01:20:52
to drive me out of Shanghai.01:20:54
What a joke.01:20:55
I dare say he wasn't prepared to meet me again.01:20:58
But we do meet again, and on New Year's Eve, when we01:21:01
pay our debts, great and small.01:21:28
You've looked at me a long time now.01:21:30
Do you still say you don't know me?01:21:33
Yes, why should I know you?01:21:36
Wait a minute.01:21:38
No.01:21:40
That's impossible.01:21:42
That girl's dead.01:22:03
Yes, you're right.01:22:04
That girl is dead.01:22:06
That weak girl who trusted you with her life, she is dead.01:22:09
But in her place stands Mother Jin Fling, who is strong and01:22:14
who now trades in the weaknesses of others, and who because of01:22:18
that has again as many boxes of silver as you once stole01:22:21
from that stupid little fool.01:22:22
Now do you know me?01:22:23
Look at me once more and tell them who I am and01:22:26
why it is that you will leave Shanghai, not I.01:22:28
Yes, I said stole.01:22:30
Dawson was a thief, whatever you may be today.01:22:34
That's not possible.01:22:38
You're not... Quickly, tell them the little name of love you used to call01:22:41
the Manchu girl.01:22:42
There were little love names we had for each other then.01:22:45
I was Miss Ladybug and he was...01:22:48
This is some sort of a trap.01:22:50
There was a woman once, yes, I admit it, but it couldn't01:22:52
have been you.01:22:54
I beg you, let us have no more of this.01:22:57
Be silent, Commissioner.01:22:59
That man's name is Victor Dawson.01:23:01
How he happens to be Sir Guy Charteris, I don't know.01:23:05
Perhaps you'll be kind enough to explain.01:23:07
Yes.01:23:09
Yes, I'll be kind enough to explain.01:23:12
Since she's made a public issue of the past, I think it's01:23:15
only fair to say that she's right.01:23:18
I came to China as a youngster.01:23:21
Because I wanted to make my own way, I dropped my family01:23:23
name and assumed the name of Dawson.01:23:26
And I did marry a Chinese girl.01:23:29
I saw nothing dishonorable in that.01:23:32
And he saw nothing dishonorable in leaving her.01:23:36
He saw nothing dishonorable in taking her money.01:23:40
I was that girl.01:23:43
When I met this Mr. Dawson, I gave him my father's wealth01:23:47
to keep for me.01:23:48
And I gave myself with it.01:23:50
And I gave him a child, poor thing.01:23:53
Then all at once he was gone.01:23:55
I waited.01:23:56
The days were like years.01:23:58
His friends came.01:23:59
I thought they were my friends too.01:24:01
Then one day I found myself like those caged animals out there.01:24:04
Only there was no fake about that sale.01:24:07
Do you know what the China Sea looks like from a boat01:24:13
filled with passengers without hope?01:24:16
Told to laugh and be gay.01:24:19
And kicked into not weeping.01:24:22
A new port every few weeks.01:24:25
Tianjin.01:24:27
Amoy.01:24:29
Canton.01:24:32
Fuchao.01:24:35
And then Shanghai.01:24:40
How could I dream that an hour would come when I could01:24:43
pay him back in full?01:24:44
And how was I to know he would make it so easy?01:24:48
The soles of my feet cut open and pebbles sewn inside to01:24:52
keep me from running away.01:24:53
I don't know what kept me alive unless it was the hope01:24:56
of a nice social evening like this one.01:24:58
Perhaps now I can persuade you to return to your seats, Sir01:25:01
Guy.01:25:14
I'm not through with you yet.01:26:04
Well, Dad, I guess you didn't expect to see me here.01:26:08
Did you?01:26:10
Planes can turn back, too.01:26:14
Or did I imagine that you put me on a plane?01:26:18
Huh?01:26:31
Are you surprised, Dad, to see your daughter in this company?01:26:37
Somebody give me a cigarette.01:26:39
Go on, Omar.01:26:41
Give me a cigarette.01:26:48
Do you know him, Dad?01:26:50
This is the poet laureate of Shanghai.01:26:54
Someday I'm going to kill him.01:27:02
Go on, Doctor.01:27:04
Recite something for Dad.01:27:06
Go on!01:27:07
Go ahead!01:27:13
The moving finger writes, and having writ, who's on?01:27:19
Nor all your piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel01:27:25
half a line, nor all your tears wash out a word of01:27:29
it.01:27:34
How do you like him, Dad?01:27:39
And how do you like this?01:27:42
Want a cigarette, Dad?01:27:48
Cost me thousands.01:27:54
Cheap, though, isn't it?01:27:56
Like a lot of things around here.01:27:59
Looks like she means me, I guess.01:28:07
You don't mind if I overstep my allowance once in a while01:28:10
to make a few presents, do you, Dad?01:28:15
While we're on the subject of presents, Dad, I owe Lady Shylock01:28:19
over there 20,000 English pounds.01:28:22
And I haven't much to show for it except that dressed-up01:28:26
clown.01:28:30
This whole thing reminds me of an argument I once had with01:28:33
the mother of my second wife.01:28:35
It also was a question of money.01:28:37
What time is it, anyway?01:28:48
No tiki, no watching.01:28:54
I hope, ladies and gentlemen, you'll allow me, in my capacity as01:28:58
counsellor, to point out that there are two sides to every question.01:29:02
Save your breath, Jackson.01:29:04
I require no defence.01:29:06
Whatever I have done is done.01:29:21
Come, we're going.01:29:22
You can't possibly have any reason to detain either of us any01:29:25
longer.01:29:26
We've served our purpose.01:29:31
Come.01:29:32
Don't bother me.01:29:33
I don't want to go yet.01:29:34
Why don't you listen to your father?01:29:36
He wants you to go with him.01:29:38
We Chinese at least bring up our children to respect their parents,01:29:42
to obey them.01:29:43
Even when everything else goes, that remains.01:29:46
I want you to come home.01:30:22
Van Alice, come over here a moment.01:30:32
When you come to my office in the morning and pick up01:30:35
a cheque for 20,000 pounds, bring it to her.01:30:40
And tell her the funds she claims I took are and always01:30:45
have been in the North China Bank in her name, in Tin01:30:47
Sin.01:30:49
I'm sorry, sir guy.01:30:52
Anything else I can do?01:30:55
The sins of the fathers.01:30:58
Thanks and good night.01:31:13
Why don't you wait a minute?01:31:14
Wait outside.01:31:15
I have a few things I want to settle.01:31:17
There's nothing to settle. The money you owe will be paid.01:31:21
I must say goodbye.01:31:22
I can't run away like this.01:31:25
You're coming home with me.01:31:29
Why do you treat me like this?01:31:30
I'm old enough to know what I'm doing.01:31:32
Once before you forced me to leave.01:31:33
What good was that?01:31:34
I came back, didn't I?01:31:36
You've bossed me all my life and now you know it hasn't01:31:39
done any good.01:31:40
There were always other people to tell me what to do and01:31:42
what to think.01:31:43
You've had me on a chain all my life.01:31:45
Now I want a thing for myself.01:31:48
The only trouble with that chain was that it wasn't strong enough.01:33:20
I thought I'd be spared the pleasure of seeing you again, Sir01:33:23
Guy. There's no reason why you should remain in my house.01:33:25
The slate is clean.01:33:26
Let me get that girl in there before it's too late.01:33:29
It's already too late.01:33:31
Your daughter is no good for anything.01:33:32
Whatever you'd take her, she'd be no good.01:33:35
I would have torn down the whole world to get at you,01:33:37
but it wasn't necessary.01:33:38
It was made easy for me because her soul was hollow.01:33:42
Her emotions were cheap.01:33:44
She had no more control than her father had.01:33:46
She had no more honor than he had.01:33:49
Her blood is no good.01:33:51
All right.01:33:54
You're forcing me to something I wanted to avoid.01:33:57
I didn't want to say this before the others.01:34:00
I wanted to deal with it myself, but I can't now.01:34:04
Her blood isn't bad unless yours is bad.01:34:09
Her emotions aren't cheap unless your emotions are cheap.01:34:14
She's not my daughter.01:34:16
She's our daughter.01:34:17
Why do you say such a stupid thing?01:34:19
Our child was gone before it could babble mother.01:34:22
Your daughter is in there.01:34:24
Who would boast of a child being yours?01:34:28
After you disappeared as you claimed, she was picked up for dead01:34:32
and brought to a hospital.01:34:34
I took her far away where the word China is never heard.01:34:37
She doesn't know to this day that she was born in China.01:34:39
Nor did she know, nor did I know, that her mother was01:34:42
still alive.01:35:00
If that's my daughter in there, then I think this should be01:35:04
left to me.01:35:06
All right.01:35:07
See what you can do.01:35:12
I'm not going to hang around here any longer.01:35:14
Don't either of you leave this room before I'm through with you.01:35:16
Say, don't make it tough for me.01:35:18
I'm just working here.01:35:19
I'm taking orders.01:35:20
There's nothing between us.01:35:21
Of course there's nothing between you.01:35:23
I'm doing you a great injustice.01:35:24
You're just friends.01:35:26
He's protecting you from evil, educating you, teaching you how to convert01:35:29
that cheap tongue of yours into spouting poetry.01:35:32
Well, maybe I haven't had education, but I know how to behave.01:35:35
Making a holy show of yourself.01:35:37
You ought to be ashamed.01:35:38
Everybody goes through troubles.01:35:40
I've had my share.01:35:41
Just because it's tough for us, we don't have to make it01:35:43
tough for others.01:35:44
You can have him as far as I'm concerned.01:35:46
Won't do you any good.01:35:47
A guy like that doesn't help to make life any better.01:35:49
He'd never help you up.01:35:51
He'd only help you down.01:35:52
I sent my soul through the invisible, some letter of that afterlife01:35:58
to spell.01:35:59
And by and by, my soul returned to me and answered, I01:36:04
myself am heaven and hell.01:36:08
If you want to, you can listen to that Persian tripe.01:36:11
I'm going.01:36:12
Stay where you are.01:36:13
You're not going.01:36:16
Let me go!01:36:22
Get out, Omar.01:36:24
You too, Dixie.01:36:25
Get out of here yourself.01:36:27
They'll stay here.01:36:28
This is my house, and I want to be left alone with01:36:31
you.01:36:32
I don't care whose house it is.01:36:34
They'll stay here until I want them to go.01:36:37
If you can still listen to anything, then listen now.01:36:40
I've just been informed that I'm your mother.01:36:43
What are you talking about?01:36:46
You're crazy.01:36:48
Dixie, get out.01:36:53
And Omar, you too.01:36:55
Go.01:36:57
Don't go, Omar.01:36:59
Don't go.01:37:00
I didn't know what I was saying.01:37:02
Let him go.01:37:03
I have the right to command you.01:37:05
Do you hear me? I'm your mother.01:37:06
Let him go.01:37:08
What right have you to command me?01:37:10
I have no more connection with you than with a toad out01:37:12
in the street.01:37:13
Mother, why don't you forget that litany?01:37:16
Somebody had to be my mother, but I can tell you one01:37:19
thing. If I had my choice, you'd be the last one on earth01:37:21
I'd pick.01:37:22
Mother gin sling.01:37:57
What shall we do now?01:37:59
The police will be here.01:38:02
This time, we'll not bribe them, will we?01:38:17
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The Shanghai Gesture - In Shanghai, dragon lady 'Mother' Gin Sling operates a gambling house for wealthy patrons but she clashes with influential land developer Sir Guy Charteris who wants to put her out of business. The Shanghai Gesture (1941) Director: Josef von Sternberg Writers: Josef von Sternberg, Geza Herczeg, Jules Furthman Stars: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Victor Mature Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance Country: United States Language: English Release Date: January 15, 1942 (United States) Filming Location: Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA Synopsis: A young woman, Poppy, out for excitement in Shanghai, enters a gambling house owned by "Mother" Gin Sling, a dragon-lady who worked herself up from poverty to buy the casino. Sir Guy Charteris, wealthy entrepreneur, has purchased a large area of Shanghai, forcing Gin Sling to vacate by the coming Chinese New Year. Under orders from Gin Sling, who has found out Poppy is Charteris' daughter, the smarmy Doctor Omar leads Poppy deeper and deeper into an addiction to gambling and alcohol. Gin Sling, realizing that Charteris was her long-ago husband who she thinks abandoned her, plans her revenge by inviting Charteris to a Chinese New Year dinner party to expose his past indiscretions. Charteris, however, has a surprise of his own to spring on Gin Sling. Reviews: Between 1927 and 1932, Sternberg was putting out 2-3 movies per year. Most of the movies made during this period are affirmations; people faithless, who all of a sudden fall in love when they thought it impossible and discover the meaning of life. Then suddenly there is a year where Sternberg doesn't make a single film. Based on the film he put out next, it would appear that all of a sudden Sternberg lost all faith in humanity. The best movies of the years that followed (The Scarlet Empress, The Devil is A Woman, The Shanghai Gesture & Anatahan) are all defined by power games, not faith. Love is now nothing more but a masochistic illusion. Of course, Gesture is no exception to this rule. There's no family relationship in movies that is as twisted and is so deliriously f*cked up as this. - written by "Neil Bahadur" on letterboxd.com Also Known As (AKA): (original title) The Shanghai Gesture Argentina La pecadora de Shanghai Australia The Shanghai Gesture Belgium Shanghai stad der dwaasheid(Flemish) Belgium Shangai, ville de folies(French) Brazil Tensão em Shangai Canada The Shanghai Gesture(English) Denmark De 1000 lasters hus Finland Uhkapeliä Shanghaissa France The Shanghai Gesture(Alternative Title) France Shangai, ville de folies France Collection Le Cinéma du Monde: The Shanghai Gesture [fr](Video Title) France Shangaï(dubbed version) France Shanghaï Greece Αμαρτωλές αγάπες Greece Οι κολασμένοι της Σαγκάης(Festival Title) Hungary Bosszú Shanghajban Hungary Gin Sling Italy I misteri di Shanghai Japan 上海ジェスチャー(Japanese) Mexico La pecadora de Shanghai(Alternative Title) Mexico Mujeres de Shangai Netherlands Shanghai(Alternative Title) Netherlands Zijn schulden betaald Norway Shanghai-mysterier Poland Kasyno w Szanghaju Portugal Aconteceu em Xangai Romania Gestul din Shanghai Soviet Union Жестокий Шанхай(Russian) Spain Aventura en Shanghai(Alternative Title) Spain El embrujo de Shanghái Sweden De tusen fröjdernas hus Turkey Sanghay Batakhaneleri(Turkish) United Kingdom The Shanghai Gesture United States The Shanghai Gesture United States La pecadora de Shanghai(Spanish) West Germany Abrechnung in Shanghai West Germany Im Banne von Shanghai(TV Title) Yugoslavia Sangajski gest(Serbian) ···················································································· ✘ Website: https://www.artflix.info/ FOLLOW US! ✘ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Artflixtv SUPPORT US! ✘ Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNcUc5v0Kt5afE_jcbbZUBQ/join MORE MOVIES! ► Film Noir: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8zZFQfLjXuXBFcLF_oP35pQX098fUhQ1 ► Classic Movies: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8zZFQfLjXuUU37GjccbV249yYIHDYrjS ► All Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNcUc5v0Kt5afE_jcbbZUBQ/playlists ···················································································· COPYRIGHT: All of the films published by us are legally licensed. We have acquired the rights (at least for specific territories) from the rightholders by contract. If you have questions please send an email to: info[at]amogo.de, Amogo Networx - The AVOD Channel Network, www.amogo-networx.com.
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