The Red Lantern
1919Mahlee 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.
Acted in
Alla Nazimova
as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville
Noah Beery
as Dr. Sam Wang
Edward Connelly
as Gen. Jung-Lu
Frank Currier
as Sir Philip Sackville
Darrell Foss
as Andrew Handel
Winter Hall
as Rev. Alex Templeton
Harry Mann
as Chung
Virginia Ross
as Luang-Ma
Mary Van Ness
as Mrs. Templeton
Anna May Wong
as Eurasian woman (uncredited)