East of Suez (1925)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1925-01-12
Director: Raoul Walsh
Writers: Sada Cowan , W. Somerset Maugham
Language: None
Stars: Pola Negri , Edmund Lowe , Rockliffe Fellowes , Noah Beery , Sôjin Kamiyama , Mrs. Wong Wing (1892–1966) , Florence Regnart , Charles Requa , E.H. Calvert , Sayre Dearing
Runtime: 70 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: Østen for Suez (Denmark) , La dama de Oriente (Spain) , Peran tou Suez (Greece) , Piętno krwi (Poland) , Leidenschaften des fernen Ostens (Austria) , Keltaisen miehen vallassa (Finland) , Østenfor Suez (Norway) , Ombra delle pagode, All (Italy) , Abenteuer in China (Austria) , East of Suez , À l'ombre des pagodes (France, French Republic) , スエズの東 (Japan) , Opfer des Blutes (Germany) , East of Suez (United States of America)
Plot: After being educated in England, Daisy Forbes returns to China, the country of her birth, and discovers that her father has recently died and that she has become a social outcast, owing to the public revelation that the oriental nurse who raised her was actually her mother. Daisy is in love with George Tevis, the nephew of the British consul, but she is disappointed by George when he is persuaded by his uncle to renounce her in favor of a diplomatic career. Lee Tai, a sinister mandarin, kidnaps Daisy with the aid of drugs and hypnotism; she is rescued by Harry Anderson, a rotter whom she soon marries out of desperation. When Anderson discovers that Daisy is an ostracized half caste, he bitterly regrets their marriage. Not knowing of the marriage, George searches her out, only to find her a married woman. Anderson forbids George to see Daisy again, but George defies the ban and meets her at her house to say good-by. Before he can shoot George, Anderson drinks wine poisoned by Lee Tai--and dies. Tevis takes Daisy back to England, and Lee Tai is executed according to Chinese law.
IMDB:tt0015776