Drama · United States of America · 1919 · 1h 10m

The Red Lantern

The Red Lantern poster
Director
Albert Capellani
Cast
Alla Nazimova as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville Noah Beery as Dr. Sam Wang Edward Connelly as Gen. Jung-Lu Frank Currier as Sir Philip Sackville Darrell Foss as Andrew Handel Winter Hall as Rev. Alex Templeton
Crew
Tony Gaudio — Director of Photography June Mathis — Writer Edith Wherry — Novel
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookinterracial relationship
Key Collaborators
Albert Capellani Director Tony Gaudio Director of Photography June Mathis Writer Edith Wherry Novel
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