Shanghai Lady

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Shanghai Lady
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Directed by John S. Robertson
Screenplay by Houston Branch
Winifred Reeve
Based on
Drifting (play)
by
Starring Mary Nolan
James Murray
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Wheeler Oakman
Anders Randolf
Yola d'Avril
Cinematography Hal Mohr
Edited by Milton Carruth
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 17, 1929 (1929-11-17)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shanghai Lady is a 1929 American Pre-Code drama film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Houston Branch and Winnifred Reeve. It is based on the 1910 play Drifting by John Colton and Daisy H. Andrews. The film stars Mary Nolan, James Murray, Lydia Yeamans Titus, Wheeler Oakman, Anders Randolf, and Yola d'Avril. The film was released on November 17, 1929, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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The film featured a theme song entitled "I Wonder If It's Really Love" with words and music by Bernie Grossman and Arthur Sizemore.

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References

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  3. "Shanghai Lady". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved November 26, 2018.