title: Cabaret Shangai
text: # Cabaret Shangai
  
  Cabaret Shangai (a.k.a. Cabaret Shaghai) is a Mexican drama film directed by Juan Orol. It was released in 1950 and starred Rosa Carmina and Orol.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Alberto (Robert Romaña), the confidant of Tony (Juan Orol), a gangster owner of the Cabaret Shanghai, departs from the business when his boss's lover, Mary Ruth (Rosa Carmina) 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
  
  * Rosa Carmina ... Mary Ruth
  * Juan Orol ... Tony
  * Roberto Romaña ... Alberto
  * Manuel Arvide ... Inspector
  * Amparo Arozamena ... Prostitute
  * Amelia Wilhelmy ... Drunk woman
  * Tana Lynn ... American Woman
  * Marco de Carlo ... Marcos
  * Juanita Riverón ... Rita
  
  ## 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.
  
  