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The Red Lantern
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Albert Capellani
Cast: Nazimova (Alla Nazimova) [Mahlee / Blanche Sackville], Mrs. McWade (Margaret McWade) [Madame Ling], Virginia Ross [Huang-Ma], Frank Currier [Sir Philip Sackville], Winter Hall [Reverend Alexander Templeton], Amy Van Ness [Mrs. Templeton], Darrell Foss (Darrel Foss) [Andrew Templeton], Noah Berry (Sr.) [Sam Wang], Harry Mann [Chung], Yukio Ao Yamo [Sing], Edward J. Connelly [Jung-Lu], Anna May Wong, Jack Yutaka Abbe
The Nazimova Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation. / Produced by Nazimova (Alla Nazimova). Scenario by June Mathis and Albert Capellani, from the novel The Red Lantern: Being the Story of the Goddess of the Red Lantern Light by Edith Wherry. Art direction by Henri Menessier. Cinematography by Eugene Gaudio. Additional photography by John Arnold, Robert B. Kurrle, William E. Fildew, Arthur Martinelli, Micky Maguire, Henry Bergquist [?] (R.J. Bergquist)? and Charles Fuhr. Presented by Richard A. Rowland and Maxwell Karger. / © 9 May 1919 by Metro Pictures Corporation [LP13680]. Released 4 May 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Wong’s film debut.
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists in the Cinémathèque Royale film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Americans (Abroad) - China: Beijing - Chinese - Parades
Listing updated: 15 April 2014.
References: Bardèche-History p. 112; MoPicStudioDir-1921 : Website-AFI : with additional information provided by Pete Jones.
Home video: DVD.
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