Thundergate (1923)
Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.
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Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Perry N. Vekroff
In Theaters:10/15/1923
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Runtime:70 minutes
Studio:First National Pictures
Cast
Joseph De Grasse
Director
Owen Moore
Robert Wells / Kong Sur
Virginia Brown Faire
Ellen Ainsmith / Jen Jue
Edwin B. Tilton
James Sanderson (as Edwin Booth Tilton)
Sylvia Breamer
Alberta Hayward
Robert McKim
Ray Williams
Richard Cummings
Jim Davis
W.E. Dyer
Mike
Tully Marshall
Suen Tung
Tote Du Crow
Yuen Kai
Ynez Seabury
Mey Wang
Willie Fung
Minor Role (uncredited)
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