"Where thrills are thrills! Where Chaney is Chaney at his superb best!" 04 May 1929 Drama 65 mins
A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's beau.
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Lon Chaney as Tiger Haynes
Lupe Vélez as Toyo Haynes
Estelle Taylor as Mme. de Sylva
Lloyd Hughes as Bobby Bailey
Louis Stern as Padré Angelo
Mrs. Wong Wing as Ming
Willie Fung as Servant (uncredited)
Charles Gemora as Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)
Duke Kahanamoku as Wild Animal Trapper (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Kithnou as de Sylva's Maid (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin as Native Hunter (uncredited)
Richard Neill as Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)
Tod Browning Story
Tod Browning Director
Harry Sinclair Drago Story
Irving Thalberg Producer
Waldemar Young Adaptation
William Axt Music
Hunt Stromberg Writer
Hunt Stromberg Producer
Henry Sharp Cinematography
David Cox Wardrobe Supervisor
Charles Gemora Makeup Artist
Richard Schayer Continuity
France 17 October 1930
United States 04 May 1929
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