Round 1: Tossup 2
This city partly titles a Robert Florey B-movie in which the hero and heroine narrowly avoid being thrown out of the trapdoor of a seaplane by human traffickers. At the end of a film partly titled for this city, a woman goes to buy a watch for an old lover whom she earlier told “it took more than one man to change” her name to reference this city. Poor box office returns were blamed on a star dying her hair blonde for a film partly titled for this city, which cut 17 minutes from shootout in a (*) funhouse hall of mirrors. This city partly titles a Boule de Suife-esque Josef von Sternberg film in which a courtesan played by Anna May Wong stabs a rebel warlord. For 10 points, Marlene Dietrich is among the passengers on a train in a film titled [what city] Express? ■END■
ANSWER: Shanghai [accept Shanghai Express, The Lady from Shanghai, Daughter of Shanghai, or “Shanghai Lilly”] (The first clue refers to Daughter of Shanghai, starring Anna May Wong and Philip Ahn.)
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= Average correct buzzpoint
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