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
- Matheson Lang - Mr Wu
- Lillah McCarthy - Mrs Gregory
- Meggie Albanesi - Nang Ping
- Roy Royston - Basil Gregory
- Teddy Arundell - Mr Gregory
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References
- "Mr. Wu (1920)". BFI. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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Bibliography
- Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.
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