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The Red Lantern
Released: May 4, 1919 (1919)
Runtime: 70 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Frank Currier as Sir Philip Sackville
Age at release: 61
- Edward Connelly as Gen. Jung-Lu
Age at release: 59
- Winter Hall as Rev. Alex Templeton
Age at release: 46
- Alla Nazimova as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
Age at release: 39
- Noah Beery as Dr. Sam Wang
Age at release: 37
- Darrell Foss as Andrew Handel
Age at release: 27
- Harry Mann as Chung
Age at release: 25
- Anna May Wong as Eurasian woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 14
- Virginia Ross as Luang-Ma
Age at release: Unknown
- Mary Van Ness as Mrs. Templeton
Age at release: Unknown