He decided to change his name at 15 after seeing a movie called "Shanghai Gesture," starring Victor Mature as a character named Omar.

We hear that "The Shanghai Gesture" was not your first choice for this season, Mr. Wackerman.

In 1926 she played the daughter "Poppy" in the smash hit and controversial play The Shanghai Gesture.

Her biggest stage success was as Mother Goddam in 1926's "The Shanghai Gesture".

She had an early success in the lead role in "Shanghai Gesture" at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway.

His first break as an actor came in the 1941 film "The Shanghai Gesture."

He was discovered by Josef von Sternberg and given a bit part in his film The Shanghai Gesture (1941).

He wrote the original play, The Shanghai Gesture, produced on Broadway in 1926.

Sitgreaves contributed to the event which was organized by Florence Reed, star of The Shanghai Gesture.

(The Shanghai Gesture is also the name of a 1941 film by Josef von Sternberg.)