Cabaret Shanghai (1950)
- Directed by
- Juan Orol
- Genre
- Rumberas film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A nightclub performer gets entangled with criminals in 1950s Mexico. The story mixes musical numbers with a crime plot involving love and betrayal.
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What happens
Cabaret Shanghai (Spanish: Cabaret Shangai) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Cuando los hijos pecan (1952)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.