The read
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
Silent Madden and his daughter Molly have left the criminal underworld of San Francisco thanks to the wise teachings of Chang Low, a Confucian master. But the evil Black Mike Sylva is determined to frame Madden to avenge a mistake from the past…
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 35 points higher than audiences do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Tod BrowningDirector
- Gardner BradfordScreenplay
Cast
- Priscilla DeanMolly Madden (Silky Moll)
- Wheeler Oakman'Dapper Bill' Ballard
- Lon ChaneyAh Wing / 'Black Mike' Sylva
- Ralph Lewis'Silent' Madden
- E. Alyn WarrenChang Lo
- Stanley GoethalsThe Kid Across the Hall
- Melbourne MacDowellMorgan Spencer
- Wilton TaylorInspector
- John GeorgeHumpy (uncredited)
- Stanton HeckPolice Officer (uncredited)
- Arthur MillettDetective at Party (uncredited)
- Steve MurphyMember of Black Mike's Gang (uncredited)
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Themes
san francisco, californiacriminal underworld