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The Red Lantern

The Red Lantern

MAY 4, 1919 · 70 MIN · DIR. ALBERT CAPELLANI

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.

Cast

  • Alla Nazimova

    Alla Nazimova

    Mahlee & Blanche Sackville

  • Noah Beery

    Noah Beery

    Dr. Sam Wang

  • Edward Connelly

    Edward Connelly

    Gen. Jung-Lu

  • Frank Currier

    Frank Currier

    Sir Philip Sackville

  • Darrell Foss

    Darrell Foss

    Andrew Handel

  • Winter Hall

    Winter Hall

    Rev. Alex Templeton

  • Harry Mann

    Harry Mann

    Chung

  • Virginia Ross

    Luang-Ma

  • Mary Van Ness

    Mrs. Templeton

  • Anna May Wong

    Anna May Wong

    Eurasian woman (uncredited)

Crew

Writer

June Mathis

Director of Photography

Tony Gaudio