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The Red Lantern (1919)

6 | May 04, 1919 (US) | Drama | 01:10

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.

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Alla Nazimova
Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
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Noah Beery
Dr. Sam Wang
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Edward Connelly
Gen. Jung-Lu
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Frank Currier
Sir Philip Sackville
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Darrell Foss
Andrew Handel
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Rev. Alex Templeton
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Virginia Ross
Luang-Ma
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Mary Van Ness
Mrs. Templeton
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Anna May Wong
Eurasian woman (uncredited)

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