Directed by: William Nigh
Based on the stage play by: Henry Maurice Vernon, Harold Owen
Starring: Lon Chaney, Renee Adoree, Ralph Forbes, Louise Dresser, Holmes Herbert, Gertrude Olmstead, Mrs. Wong Wing, Claude King, Sonny Loy, Anna May Wong, Toshia Mori
80 minutes
(NR - adult themes)
PLOT:
Raised by his grandfather to adhere to the ancient laws of China, Mandarin Wu is a strict authoritarian. However, he is a doting father to his beautiful daughter Nang Ping. Nang Ping is to be married to a man of her father's choosing, a man she does not even know. But she falls in love with a dashing British visitor to China, Basil Gregory. Basil informs Nang Ping that he must return to Britain with his family, but she surprises him with the revelation that she carries his child. Wu learns of his daughter's dishonor and lets the ancient laws of China lead him relentlessly toward tragedy.
ACTUAL MOVIE:
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