The Red Lantern (1919)
Mahlee and Blanche Sackville are half-sisters, Blanche the daughter of an Englishman and his wife, Mahlee of the Englishman and his Chinese mistress. Mahlee rejects her people and attempts to find a life for herself among the Europeans. But she finds the color line impossible to pass and returns to lead her Chinese people in rebellion.
Director: Albert Capellani
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Alla Nazimova as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville |
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Noah Beery as Dr. Sam Wang |
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Edward Connelly as Gen. Jung-Lu |
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Frank Currier as Sir Philip Sackville |
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Darrell Foss as Andrew Handel |
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Winter Hall as Rev. Alex Templeton |
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Harry Mann as Chung |
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Virginia Ross as Luang-Ma |
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Mary Van Ness as Mrs. Templeton |
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Anna May Wong as Eurasian woman (uncredited) |
| Directing | Albert Capellani | Director |
| Writing | June Mathis | Writer |
| Writing | Edith Wherry | Novel |
| Camera | Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
