Shame


1921

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 16, 1921
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 31 Jul 1921
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Clung" by Max Brand in All Story Weekly (10 Apr--15 May 1920).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,322ft (8-9 reels)

Synopsis

William Fielding, who lives in Shanghai with his young son David, is close friends with his secretary, Li Clung, after the death of his wife. Foo Chang, a trader, loves the young woman who cares for young David and kills Fielding when he assumes that she is the boy's mother. Li Clung takes the child to his grandfather in San Francisco, where he grows up and inherits the Fielding estate. Following David's marriage, Foo Chang tries to bribe David to help him bring a cargo of opium into the city, informing him that he is a half-caste. Without waiting to learn the truth from Li Clung, David takes his infant son and goes to Alaska. He is followed by his wife and his faithful servant Li Clung, who kills Foo Chang and explains that David's mother was not Chinese. Brought to his senses, David returns with them to San Francisco.

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 16, 1921
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 31 Jul 1921
Production Company
Fox Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Fox Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Clung" by Max Brand in All Story Weekly (10 Apr--15 May 1920).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
8,322ft (8-9 reels)

Quotes

Trivia

'John Gilbert' changed his billing name from Jack Gilbert to John Gilbert with this film and he would be billed by that name for the rest of his career.