The Red Lantern (1919)
1h 10m
Running Time
May 4, 1919Release Date
The Red Lantern (1919)
1h 10m
Running Time
May 4, 1919Release Date
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Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Noah Beery
Dr. Sam Wang
Alla Nazimova
Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
Edward Connelly
Gen. Jung-Lu
Margaret McWade
Madame Ling
Virginia Ross
Huang-Ma
Darrell Foss
Andrew Handel
Frank Currier
Sir Philip Sackville
Albert Capellani
Director
Harry Mann
Chung
June Mathis
Writer
Edith Wherry
Writer
Mary Van Ness
Mrs. Templeton
Eugene Gaudio
Cinematographer
Anna May Wong
Eurasian woman (uncredited)
Tony Gaudio
Cinematographer
Winter Hall
Reverend Alex Templeton
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The Red Lantern is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Alla Nazimova, who plays dual roles, and directed by Albert Capellani. It is notable today for being Anna May Wong's screen debut. A single print survives in Europe with rumors of a copy at Gosfilmofond, Moscow.