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The Toll of the Sea (1923)
While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship. The plot is a variation of the Madame Butterfly story, set in China instead of Japan. The Toll of the Sea was one of the first and most successful Technicolor feature films.
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While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship. The plot is a variation of the Madame Butterfly story, set in China instead of Japan. The Toll of the Sea was one of the first and most successful Technicolor feature films.
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Genre:Drama, Romance
Directed By:Chester M. Franklin
Written By:Frances Marion
In Theaters:1/22/1923
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Runtime:56 minutes
Studio:Metro Pictures Corporation, Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
Cast
Chester M. Franklin
Director
Chester M. Franklin
Director
Anna May Wong
Lotus Flower
Kenneth Harlan
Allen Carver
Beatrice Bentley
Barbara 'Elsie' Carver
Priscilla Moran
Little Allen
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