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1921Movie1 h 30 min

79

GreatGoodWatch score

79

GreatGoodWatch score

Summary

William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese woman looks after the child, and Foo Chang, a trader, lusts after her. Because he believes she is David's mother, he kills Fielding.

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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 59GoodWatch 80
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1921
July 31, 1921
105 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
10 of 10
Directing · 1
Emmett J. Flynn Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
Bernard McConville Screenplay
Max Brand Story
Camera · 1
Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography

Tropes

Incest Subtextin 612 titlesBrandon and Sissy's relationship is waaaaaaay open to interpretation.Bait-and-Switch SuicideRare · in 36 titlesSubverted. Sissy is established to be unstable and impulsive, possibly suffering from borderline personality disorder and routinely engaging in self-destructive behavior.All 57 tropes

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