Directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Image Entertainment)
After the breakup of his star attraction, a dancing couple, nightclub owner Jameson Thomas decides to hire a dish washer as his next attraction. His personal relationships, both with the new dancer and the old one, cause much distress in all of their lives. Anna May Wong gives a convincing performance as the exotic Chinese dancer. Her character is complex: she is an immediate success, but uses sex with Thomas to get better treatment, and her relationship with her old Chinese boyfriend is also somewhat of a mystery. Gilda Gray is also quite good as the jilted ex-girlfriend, her jealousy adding fuel to the fire. It ends in a murder and a trial, offering two plausible solutions, leaving it up to the viewer to decide which one is true! Look fast for Charles Laughton as a very dissatisfied diner in the nightclub. As a side note, I would suggest turning down the soundtrack provided on the DVD release, the light jazz works in the nightclub scenes, but is completely inappropriate otherwise; a missed opportunity by composer Neil Brand.
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