Drama · United States of America · 1922 · 1h 8m

Shadows

Director

Cast

Lon Chaney as Yen Sin Marguerite De La Motte as Sympathy Gibbs Harrison Ford as John Malden John St. Polis as Nate Snow Walter Long as Daniel Gibbs Buddy Messinger as 'Mr. Bad Boy'

Crew

Harry Perry — Director of Photography Eve Unsell — Writer Hope Loring — Writer Wilbur Daniel Steele — Story

Tagline

The greatest story ever told in motion pictures

Synopsis

Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathen', only to reveal hypocrisy amid the self-righteous township.

Mood & Themes

chinese christian faith

Key Collaborators

Tom Forman Director Harry Perry Director of Photography Eve Unsell Writer Hope Loring Writer Wilbur Daniel Steele Story

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