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A Tale of Two Worlds
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Wikipedia article
'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.The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TaleOfTwoWorlds1921.html 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
Plot
Based upon a summary in a film publication, 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
* 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 King as The Windlass Man
* Margaret McWade as The Attendant
* Ah Wing as Servant Spy
* Louie Cheung
* Chow Young
References
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