Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

In the heart of the azure ocean, a nameless aircraft harboring six fearful aliens takes flight, piloted by the unscrupulous smugglers, Frank Barden and Andrew Sleete. In their desperate bid to escape the relentless pursuit of government forces, they chillingly cast their screaming cargo into the unforgiving sea. Post-escape, they audaciously approach the affluent merchant Quan Lin, demanding he relieve them of more alien passengers. His refusal spells his doom. Now, Quan's spirited daughter, Lan Ying Lin, propelled by her father's untimely death, seeks help from the distinguished Mrs. Mary Hunt. Unbeknown to Lan, Mrs. Hunt is the puppeteer pulling the strings of the illicit smuggling operation. Lan is introduced to a seasoned inspector and the dedicated government agent, Kim Lee. To unmask her father's killers, Lan adopts the role of a detective. Her quest leads her to an isolated island, where she infiltrates a bustling honky-tonk, run by the enigmatic Otto Hartman, under the guise of a dancer. The island, she discovers, is a smokescreen for an alien rendezvous point. Gathering damning evidence against Hartman, she and Agent Lee make their daring escape from the island, disguised and hidden away in the belly of the smuggler's vessel. Their freedom is short-lived when the ship's captain uncovers their ruse and calls for a sea plane. Captured again, Lan and Lee find themselves in the clutches of Barden and Sleete, soaring over the ocean, teetering on the edge of a deadly fate.

Daughter of Shanghai is a crime movie featuring Anna May Wong.

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