
(1932) dir Josef von Sternberg w/Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland [82 min; DCP]
Infamous woman-of-fortune Shanghai Lily (Dietrich, of course) is bound for Shanghai on a passenger train when she encounters a former lover (Brook) – perhaps her only true love. They soon find their rekindled passion in danger when they become embroiled in China’s civil war and wind up at the mercy of a ruthless rebel warlord.
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- Wed 10/7 at 4:30 7:00 9:30
- THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
- Thu 10/8 at 8:00 9:45
- THE INVISIBLE MAN
- Fri 10/9 at 8:00
- THE MUMMY
- Fri 10/9 at 6:30 9:30
- UNDERWORLD
- Sat 10/10 at 4:00 7:30
- LITTLE CAESAR
- Sat 10/10 at 5:45 9:15
- THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN
- Sun 10/11 at 3:00 7:00
- SHANGHAI EXPRESS
- Sun 10/11 at 5:00 9:00
- THE THIN MAN
- Mon 10/12 at 3:15 7:00
- KENNEL MURDER CASE
- Mon 10/12 at 5:15 9:00
- SABOTAGE
- Tue 10/13 at 7:00
- YOU AND ME
- Tue 10/13 at 5:00 8:45
- THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT
- Wed 10/14 at 5:30 7:30 9:30
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Repertory Series Archive • 75 Years of Film Noir, Part 1: Proto-Noir
Shanghai Express
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(1932) dir Josef von Sternberg w/Marlene Dietrich, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Warner Oland [82 min; DCP]
Infamous woman-of-fortune Shanghai Lily (Dietrich, of course) is bound for Shanghai on a passenger train when she encounters a former lover (Brook) – perhaps her only true love. They soon find their rekindled passion in danger when they become embroiled in China’s civil war and wind up at the mercy of a ruthless rebel warlord.