The Red Lantern

Albert Capellani
1919-05-04


6
70 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.

Cast

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