The Red Lantern

1919
1h 20m

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Mahlee, the Eurasian granddaughter of an avaricious Peking woman, is known to the Chinese as "devil feet" because her feet were never bound. Following her grandmother's death, Mahlee falls i... Read allMahlee, the Eurasian granddaughter of an avaricious Peking woman, is known to the Chinese as "devil feet" because her feet were never bound. Following her grandmother's death, Mahlee falls in love with Andrew Templeton, whose father runs the American mission, and she embraces Pro... Read allMahlee, the Eurasian granddaughter of an avaricious Peking woman, is known to the Chinese as "devil feet" because her feet were never bound. Following her grandmother's death, Mahlee falls in love with Andrew Templeton, whose father runs the American mission, and she embraces Protestantism. Mahlee is introduced to Sir Philip Sackville and his daughter, Blanche, whom s... Read all

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Alla Nazimova

Mahlee & Blanche Sackville

Margaret McWade

Madame Ling
(as Mrs. McWade)

Virginia Ross

Huang-Ma

Frank Currier

Sir Philip Sackville

Winter Hall

Reverend Alex Templeton

Amy Veness

Mrs. Templeton
(as Amy Van Ness)

Darrell Foss

Andrew Templeton

Noah Beery

Dr. Sam Wang

Harry Mann

Chung

Yukio Aoyama

Sing
(as Yukio Ao Yamo)

Edward Connelly

General Jung-Lu

Director
- Albert Capellani
Writers
- June Mathis
- Edith Wherry
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Motion Picture News magazine reported that Edith Wherry refused offers from other studios to adapt her popular novel, but subsequently consented to Metro's adaptation because Alla Nazimova would be involved. Wherry was a huge fan of the actress.

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Featured in La Chine, rêves et cauchemars: La chute (1839-1908) (2023)

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6/10

Pretty Good Movie For A Dull Year

Alla Nazimova stars in a dual role, as the half-Chinese, half-Occidental natural daughter of Frank Currier, and his legitimate daughter. It all takes place in Peking during the Boxer Rebellion, and Miss Nazimova, rejected by the westerners, joins the Boxers, led by the likewise mixed-race Noah Beery.

It's a lavishly produced movie, with a great crowd scene, and the copy I looked at was nicely done: almost every scene tinted, and one or two toning effects. The camerawork by Eugene and Tony Gaudio was typical of the era, with lots of cuts to make up for the lack of a moving camera. Miss Nazimova attempts to diffferentiate her characters by make-up, wigs, and moving in different manners, which serves to make them look nothing alike.

The credits list Reginald Denny and Anna May Wong -- the latter in her screen debut -- but as usual I couldn't spot them.