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East Is West is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sidney Franklin released in USA on 15 october 1922 with Constance Talmadge

East Is West (1922)

East Is West
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Released in USA 15 october 1922
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Romance
Rating67% 3.396623.396623.396623.396623.39662

East Is West is an extant 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Constance Talmadge. The film is based on a 1918 Broadway stage play starring Fay Bainter as Ming Toy. It was remade as a talkie at Universal in 1930 with Lupe Velez. A copy of the film is held at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, formerly Filmmuseum Nederlands.

Synopsis

En Chine, une jeune femme du nom de Ming Toy, est proche d'être achetée aux enchères comme esclave quand Billy Benson, un jeune et élégant américain, surenchérit et la sauve. Il l’emmène aux États-Unis à San Francisco où elle est remarquée par Charlie Yong, le roi de Chinatown qui souhaite prendre Ming Toy pour femme. Devant le refus de la jeune femme, il décide à plusieurs reprises de l'enlever de force mais échoue grâce à Benson qui, une fois encore, la sauve. Ce dernier décide alors de la prendre chez lui. Mais ses parents, horrifiés à la pensée de voir leur fils épouser une chinoise, la rejettent. Crainte vite effacée quand elle leur explique qu'elle est une femme blanche, qu'elle a été enlevée, enfant, par un couple de missionnaires qu'ils l'ont élevée en Chine, expliquant alors sa proximité avec la culture et les mœurs chinoises, ayant été imprégnée par celles-ci. Les parents consentent enfin à bénir leur union.

Actors

Constance Talmadge

(Ming Toy)Nick De Ruiz

(Chang Lee)Warner Oland

(Charley Yong)Edmund Burns

(Billy Benson)Lillian Lawrence

(Mrs. Benson)
And :
E. Alyn Warren
Nigel Barrie
Frank Lanning
Winter Hall
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