The read
It runs a compact 1h 11m.
Synopsis
In Shanghai, an American girl who helps run an opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she has to determine where her loyalties lie.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tod BrowningWriter
- A.P. YoungerWriter
- Tod BrowningDirector
Cast
- Priscilla DeanCassie Cook / Lucille Preston
- Matt MooreCapt. Arthur Davis
- Rose DioneMadame Polly Voo
- Wallace BeeryJules Repin
- J. Farrell MacDonaldMurphy
- Edna TichenorMolly Norton
- Anna May WongRose Li
- William V. MongDr. Li
- Bruce GuerinBilly Hepburn
- Marie De AlbertMrs. Hepburn
- William F. MoranMr. Hepburn
- Frank LanningChang Wang
Stills
Movies like Drifting
Themes
drug smugglingshanghai, chinaopiumbased on play or musicalunrequited lovechineserevoltgovernment agentdrug ringstereotypepoppiespeasants