Gene Kardos & His Orch. - Shanghai Lil, 1933

Although I haven't heard a version that compares to Cagney, this one is rather nice.

Really very good. I'd never heard this version before either, and I really like it.

Thanks, for this - Dad loves it.

we had a band that did this song, with lyrics.. wow, nice to hear it again, even tho its old lol  the band was Dark Horse. in the 70s

Nice job on the photos 240252.IThe late Victrolaman once had this on YT by Rudy Vallee(Bluebird) (wink)

Yes, they are good, but 'smurfswacker' hit it on the head. It's the suaveness of Cagney in his heyday. Great film and the song carries it crashinglike a wave over the Shangai Bund. It fits the period. Before the War, Shanghai was a thriving city w/ Int'l intrigue. It's a 'catchy' tune!
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That clarinet/tenor sax reading of the melody sounds eerily like the Raymond Scott Quintet of several years later. Then again, since the personnel of the Kardos band was never really fully known, it may be possible that Pete Pumiglio or Dave Harris were in the band at the time! I do believe that Scott got his musicians from studio bands.

I have the Blue Wax Columbia w/Ben Bernie's Orchestra - Tenor Sax Solo by Dick Stabile WOW!! Flip Side is Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? (Eh)

Thanks, this is a great version of the song and previously unknown to me. FYI, the Jimmy Cagney / Busby Berkeley version is available on youtube again, at least as of this date (January 2008). Cheers.

That version is no longer on Youtube. :(