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Mr. Wu
(1927) American
B&W : Eight reels
Directed by William Nigh

Cast: Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée, Holmes Herbert, Ralph Forbes, Gertrude Olmstead, Mrs. Wong Wing, Anna May Wong, Sonny Lu, Claude King

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by Lorna Moon, from the play Mr. Wu by Harry Maurice Vernon and Harold Owen. Assistant director Willard Sheldon. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Asians - Chinese - English - Multiple roles

Listing updated: 7 March 2007.

References: Eames-MGM p. 39; Edmonds-BigU p. 69; Fell-History p. 86; Geduld-Birth p. 146; Marrero-Vintage pp. 6, 22; McCaffrey-Guide p. 19; Weaver-Twenty pp. 28, 77.

Home Video: DVD.

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