"Sold into bondage when the Love Boat sailed!" 23 October 1930 Drama, Crime 75 mins
Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage.
Watch the official East Is West 1930 trailer in HD below.
Lupe Vélez as Ming Toy
Lew Ayres as Billy Benson
Edward G. Robinson as Charlie Yong
E. Alyn Warren as Lo Sang Kee
Tetsu Komai as Hop Toy
Henry Kolker as Mr. Benson
Mary Forbes as Mrs. Benson
Edgar Norton as Thomas
Charles Middleton as Dr. Fredericks
Jean Hersholt as Man
Monta Bell Director
John B. Hymer Theatre Play
Samuel Shipman Theatre Play
Tom Reed Screenplay
Tom Reed Dialogue
Winifred Reeve Writer
United States 23 October 1930
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East Is West (USA 1922) 70 min. (1436 meters @ 18fps) 35mm silent b&w and tinted (reproduction through the Desmet color process) Directed by Sidney A.
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