The Red Lantern
The Red Lantern

The Red Lantern

6.2(4 votes)
1919
1h 10m
Drama

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.

Production

Metro Pictures Corporation

Cast

Alla Nazimova

Alla Nazimova

Mahlee & Blanche Sackville

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Dr. Sam Wang

Edward Connelly

Edward Connelly

Gen. Jung-Lu

Frank Currier

Frank Currier

Sir Philip Sackville

Darrell Foss

Darrell Foss

Andrew Handel

Winter Hall

Winter Hall

Rev. Alex Templeton

Harry Mann

Harry Mann

Chung

Virginia Ross

Virginia Ross

Luang-Ma

Mary Van Ness

Mary Van Ness

Mrs. Templeton

Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong

Eurasian woman (uncredited)

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