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7.0Gerrit Ammidon, despairing of any chance to marry his love, Nettie Vollar, because of a bitter feud between his father and her grandfather, sails to China to "get away from it all". While in Shanghai he rescues a beautiful young woman being attacked by a gang of street toughs. She turns out to be Taou Yuen, a Manchu princess. Gerrit discovers that, unless she finds a husband, she will be put to death, and he agrees to marry her. They return to Java Head, the Ammidon family home in Salem, Massachusetts, but Gerrit's "homecoming" has some unexpected consequences.
Released: 1923-01-0182 minDir: George MelfordDrama, Romance
Cast
- Leatrice Joy as Taou Yuen
- Jacqueline Logan as Nettie Vollar
- Alan Roscoe as Gerrit Ammidon (as Albert Roscoe)
- Arthur Stuart Hull as William Ammidon
- Rose Tapley as Rhoda Ammidon
- Betty Bronson as Janet Ammidon
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1923
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- George Melford
- Screenwriter
- Waldemar Young
- Cast member
- Alan Roscoe
- Cinematographer
- Charles G. Clarke
- Narrative location
- Massachusetts
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- +80
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Connections
Categories
1923 American films1923 English-language films1923 films1923 lost films1923 romantic drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican silent feature filmsEnglish-language romantic drama filmsFamous Players–Lasky filmsFilms based on American novelsFilms based on romance novelsFilms directed by George Melford