The Red Lantern (1919)
82 min
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.
- Release date
- May 4, 1919
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Alla Nazimova as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
- Margaret McWade as Madame Ling
- Virginia Ross as Huang-Ma
- Frank Currier as Sir Philip Sackville
- Winter Hall as Reverend Alex Templeton
- Amy Veness as Mrs. Templeton
- Darrell Foss as Andrew Templeton
- Noah Beery as Dr. Sam Wang
- Harry Mann as Chung
- Yukio Aoyama as Sing
Crew
- Albert Capellani · Director
- June Mathis · Writer
- Edith Wherry · Writer
- Eugene Gaudio · Cinematographer
- Tony Gaudio · Cinematographer