The Crimson City
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Director Archie Mayo Genre Silent film Country United States | 5.4/10 IMDb Cinematography Barney McGill Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent film (English intertitles) Release date April 7, 1928 (1928-04-07) Writer Anthony Coldeway (story), James A. Starr (titles) Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment Cast Myrna Loy (Isobel), Anna May Wong , Leila Hyams Similar movies Related Archie Mayo movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Crimson City (1928) is an American silent drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tucker. The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects. The film was released by Warner Brothers Pictures on 7 April 1928.
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Plot
The story centers on an Asian woman named Onoto (Loy), who is rescued from slavery by a fugitive of European ancestry named Gregory Kent (Miljan). They fall in love, but prevailing mores about race doom the romance. Onoto leaves Kent so that he may marry another (Hyams).
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Preservation status
The only known surviving copy is kept at the Museo del Cine (es) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A trailer for this film survives among the holdings of the Library of Congress.
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