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The Red Lantern (1919)
80 min | Drama

The Red Lantern (1919)

80 min | Drama

Mahlee, the Eurasian granddaughter of an avaricious Peking woman, is known to the Chinese as "devil feet" because her feet were never bound. Following her grandmother's death, Mahlee falls in love with Andrew Templeton, whose father runs ...See moreMahlee, the Eurasian granddaughter of an avaricious Peking woman, is known to the Chinese as "devil feet" because her feet were never bound. Following her grandmother's death, Mahlee falls in love with Andrew Templeton, whose father runs the American mission, and she embraces Protestantism. Mahlee is introduced to Sir Philip Sackville and his daughter, Blanche, whom she discovers are her birth father and half-sister. Andrew falls in love with Blanche and shuns Mahlee because of her Chinese heritage. The dejected Mahlee collaborates with another Eurasian, Sam Wang, in bringing the Boxer Rebellion to Peking. During the Feast of the Red Lantern, Mahlee dresses as a celestial goddess and is paraded through the streets on a litter, blessing the Boxers and encouraging the people to join the rebellion. She then learns that the mission is in danger and warns the occupants, but Sir Philip will not take her with them as they escape. Mahlee has lost the trust of the Boxers, and Wang dies protecting her. After the rebels are defeated by the Western Allies, Mahlee drinks poison and dies. See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Alla Nazimova Mahlee & Blanche Sackville Mahlee & Blanche Sackville See fewer	Salomé (1922)
Margaret McWade Madame Ling (as Mrs. McWade) Madame Ling (as Mrs. McWade) See fewer	The Lost World (1925)
Virginia Ross Huang-Ma Huang-Ma See fewer	False Evidence (1919)
Frank Currier Sir Philip Sackville Sir Philip Sackville See fewer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Winter Hall Reverend Alex Templeton Reverend Alex Templeton See fewer	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Amy Veness Mrs. Templeton (as Amy Van Ness) Mrs. Templeton (as Amy Van Ness) See fewer	This Happy Breed (1944)
Darrell Foss Andrew Templeton Andrew Templeton See fewer	Luring Lips (1921)
Noah Beery Dr. Sam Wang Dr. Sam Wang See fewer	Beau Geste (1926)
Harry Mann Chung Chung See fewer	Whiz and Whiskers (1919)
Yukio Aoyama Sing (as Yukio Ao Yamo) Sing (as Yukio Ao Yamo) See fewer	The Tiger Band (1920)
Edward Connelly General Jung-Lu General Jung-Lu See fewer	The Devil (1915)
Anna May Wong Lantern Bearer (uncredited) Lantern Bearer (uncredited) See fewer	Piccadilly (1929)