The read
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 54m.
Synopsis
A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Chester M. FranklinDirector
- Frances MarionWriter
Cast
- Beatrice BentleyBarbara 'Elsie' Carver
- Kenneth HarlanAllen Carver
- Anna May WongLotus Flower
- Priscilla MoranLittle Allen
- Etta LeeGossip
- Ming YoungGossip
Stills
Themes
suicideculture clashbased on play or musicalsilent filmmixed race childpartially lost filmmixed race marriagechinese girlrestored