The Red Lantern (1919)
The Red Lantern
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.
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Alla Nazimova
as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
Noah Beery
as Dr. Sam Wang
as Dr. Sam Wang
Edward Connelly
as Gen. Jung-Lu
as Gen. Jung-Lu
Frank Currier
as Sir Philip Sackville
as Sir Philip Sackville
Darrell Foss
as Andrew Handel
as Andrew Handel
Winter Hall
as Rev. Alex Templeton
as Rev. Alex Templeton
Harry Mann
as Chung
as Chung
Virginia Ross
as Luang-Ma
as Luang-Ma
Mary Van Ness
as Mrs. Templeton
as Mrs. Templeton
Anna May Wong
as Eurasian woman (uncredited)
as Eurasian woman (uncredited)
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Albert Capellani
Director
Director
Edith Wherry
Novel
Novel
June Mathis
Writer
Writer
Tony Gaudio
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
