"For every joy the sea casts up, it takes a toll of twice that joy in sorrow." 22 January 1923 Drama, Romance 54 mins
A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.
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Beatrice Bentley as Barbara 'Elsie' Carver
Kenneth Harlan as Allen Carver
Anna May Wong as Lotus Flower
Priscilla Moran as Little Allen
Etta Lee as Gossip
Ming Young as Gossip
Chester M. Franklin Director
Frances Marion Story
Hal C. Kern Editor
Herbert T. Kalmus Producer
Frances Marion Writer
J.A. Ball Director of Photography
Fleur de Lotus Trailer
United States 22 January 1923
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Madame Butterfly story set in China using early technicolor. Music composed and copyrighted by Edward Rolf Boensnes.
The Toll Of The Sea Directed by Chester M. Franklin Produced by Herbert T. Kalmus Technicolor Written by Frances Marion Starring Anna May Wong Kenneth .
When young Chinese woman Lotus Flower sees an unconscious man floating in the water at the seashore she quickly gets help for him. The man is Allen ...
Directed by Chester M. Franklin Anna May Wong - Lotus Flower Kenneth Harlan - Allen Carver Loosely based on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
Directed by Chester M. Franklin Anna May Wong - Lotus Flower Kenneth Harlan - Allen Carver Loosely based on Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
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