East Is West
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Sidney Franklin
Director
Constance Talmadge
Ming Toy
Edward Burns
Billy Benson
E. A. Warren
Lo Sang Kee
Warner Oland
Charley Yong
Frank Lanning
Hop Toy
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct
1922
Premiere Information
Cleveland and Des Moines premieres: ca15 Oct 1922
Production Company
Constance Talmadge Productions
Distribution Company
Associated First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play East Is West by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer (New York, 25 Dec 1918).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,737ft
(8 reels)
Synopsis
Ming Toy, the eldest of Hop Toy's many children, is rescued from the auction block by Billy Benson and sent to the United States in the care of Lo Sang Kee. There she continues her interest in western ways and attracts the attention of a powerful Chinatown figure, Charley Yong. When Charley Yong demands the hand of Ming Toy, she is again rescued by Benson. There ensues a chase, Billy takes Ming Toy to his home and declares his love, and Charley Yong acquiesces when it is revealed that Ming Toy, as a baby, was kidnapped from American parents.
Director
Sidney Franklin
Director
Cast
Constance Talmadge
Ming Toy
Edward Burns
Billy Benson
E. A. Warren
Lo Sang Kee
Warner Oland
Charley Yong
Frank Lanning
Hop Toy
Nick De Ruiz
Chang Lee
Nigel Barrie
Jimmy Potter
Lillian Lawrence
Mrs. Benson
Winter Hall
Mr. Benson
Jim Wang
Proprietor of love boat
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
Oct
1922
Premiere Information
Cleveland and Des Moines premieres: ca15 Oct 1922
Production Company
Constance Talmadge Productions
Distribution Company
Associated First National Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play East Is West by Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer (New York, 25 Dec 1918).
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
7,737ft
(8 reels)
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
In 1930, Universal made English and Spanish-language versions of East Is West. The Spanish version was entitled Oriente y Occidente.
