Mr. Wu (1919 film)

Mr. Wu (1919 film)

Mr. Wu is a 1919 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Lillah McCarthy and Meggie Albanesi.[1] A Chinese Mandarin murders his daughter after she falls in love with an Englishman.[2] It was based on a 1913 play Mr. Wu by Maurice Vernon and Harold Owen. Durin the filming Albanesi became infatuated with Lang.[3] It was made by Stoll Pictures, and was one of their first major successes.

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References

  1. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42919
  2. ^ Sweet p.119
  3. ^ Sweet p.119

Bibliography

  • Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.

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