Cabaret Shanghai


Cabaret Shanghai is a 1950 Mexican musical crime drama film directed by Juan Orol. and starring Rosa Carmina, Manuel Arvide and Amparo Arozamena. It was part of the trend of Rumberas films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada.

Plot

Alberto, the confidant of Tony, a gangster owner of the Cabaret Shanghai, departs from the business when his boss's lover, Mary Ruth shown affectionate with him. The destination will soon torment these cursed lovers, who will be chased by the police as well as by the betrayed gangster.

Cast

Reviews

The musical numbers of Rosa Carmina in the cabaret adorn this melodrama directed by the incomparable Juan Orol, who transcends the rules of the genre to mix both the gangster films as the romantic drama.