Love Hurls a Challenge...At a Law As Old as Civiization Itself!
A New York socialite travels to Shanghai to visit her ailing aunt and falls in love with a Russian banker, who harbors a family secret.
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The film's tagline is: "Love Hurls a Challenge...At a Law As Old as Civiization Itself!"
The runtime is 75 minutes (1h 15m).
The film features dialogue in 3 languages: Mandarin, English, German.
The film was directed by James Flood.
The screenplay was written by C. Graham Baker and Lynn Starling.
The score was composed by Friedrich Hollaender.
Cinematography was handled by James Van Trees.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0026982.
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Good
3 votes
Shanghai
Released
NR
普通话, English, Deutsch
United States of America
