Shanghai Lady

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]

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

Cast

• Mary Nolan as Cassie Cook
• James Murray as 'Badlands' McKinney
• Lydia Yeamans Titus as Polly Voo
• Wheeler Oakman as Repen
• Anders Randolf as Mandarin
• Yola d'Avril as Lizzie
• Mona Rico as Rose
• James B. Leong as Counselor
• Irma Lowe as Golden Almond

Music

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

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)