A Tale of Two Worlds
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| Directed by | Frank Lloyd |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon J.E. Nash |
| Based on | a story by Gouverneur Morris |
| Produced by | Samuel Goldwyn |
| Starring | Leatrice Joy Wallace Beery |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodine |
| Distributed by | Goldwyn Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels; 5,649 feet |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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A Tale of Two Worlds is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. The film stars several well-known actors including Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery, Edythe Chapman, and J. Frank Glendon. The film has been preserved at the Library of Congress.[1][2][3]
Plot
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Based upon a summary in a film publication,[4] Ah Wing (Warren) saves a white child during the Boxer Rebellion and raises her as Chinese in America as Sui Sen (Joy). Ling Jo (Beery), a tong leader and slave trader, desires Sui Sen and enters a marriage contract with Ah Wing where he will search and give the Scepter of the Mings to Ah Wing in return for the girl. Ah Wing agrees because he does not believe that the scepter can be recovered, but when it is produced, he, while heartbroken, must keep his word. The wedding day is set and Ling Jo wants Sui Sen even after being told that she is white. Robert Newcomb (Glendon), a curio collector who has fallen in love with Sui Sen, and with the help of a young Chinese man called "The Worm" (Abbe), who also loves her, rescues her from the tong chief.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Leatrice Joy as Sui Sen
- Wallace Beery as Ling Jo
- E.A. Warren as Ah Wing
- Jack Abbe as The Worm
- J. Frank Glendon as Robert Newcomb
- Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Newcomb, mother of Robert
- Togo Yamamoto as One Eye, the Highbinder
- Arthur Soames as Doctor Newcombe
- Dwight Crittendon as Mr. Carmichael
- Irene Rich as Mrs. Carmichael
- Etta Lee as Ah Fah
- Goro Kino as The Windlass Man
- Margaret McWade as The Attendant
- Ah Wing as Servant Spy
- Louie Cheung
- Chow Young
Censorship
[edit | edit source]Initially rejected in it's entirety by the Kansas Board of Review, on another review, they permitted the film but required the removal of several scenes regarding the torture chamber and of Chinese girls being sold.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: A Tale of Two Worlds at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978
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External links
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- A Tale of Two Worlds at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Film still at silenthollywood.com
- 1921 films
- 1921 drama films
- 1920s American films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent drama films
- American silent feature films
- English-language drama films
- Films based on works by Gouverneur Morris (novelist)
- Films directed by Frank Lloyd
- Goldwyn Pictures films
- Surviving American silent films
- Tongs (organizations)
- 1920s silent drama film stubs