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Mei-Mei, Girl of Shanghai
Three men loved this Chinese beauty, and not one of them knew why
March
1
1952
BOB PATTERSON
Edwin Georgi
Mei-Mei, Girl of Shanghai
BOB PATTERSON
March
1
1952
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Mei-Mei, Girl of Shanghai
Three men loved this Chinese beauty, and not one of them knew why
March
1
1952
BOB PATTERSON
Edwin Georgi
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