Mr. Wu (1919 film)

Mr. Wu is a 1919 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Roy Royston, Lillah McCarthy and Meggie Albanesi.[1] It was based on a 1913 play Mr. Wu by Maurice Vernon and Harold Owen. During the filming Albanesi became infatuated with Lang.[2] The picture was made by Stoll Pictures, and was one of their first major successes. Lon Chaney played the title role in a 1927 remake. The screenplay concerns a Chinese Mandarin who murders his daughter.

Plot summary

A Chinese Mandarin murders his daughter after she falls in love with an Englishman.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Wu (1920)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ Sweet p.119
  3. ^ Sweet p.119

Bibliography

  • Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.


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