Where East Is East

May 4, 1929

1h 5m

★ 5.8

Where thrills are thrills! Where Chaney is Chaney at his superb best!

Overview

A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's (Lupe Velez) beau (Lloyd Hughes).

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Tiger Haynes

Lon Chaney

Toyo Haynes

Lupe Vélez

Mme. de Sylva

Estelle Taylor

Bobby Bailey

Lloyd Hughes

Padré Angelo

Louis Stern

Ming

Mrs. Wong Wing

Servant (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Wild Animal Trapper (uncredited)

Duke Kahanamoku

de Sylva's Maid (uncredited)

Mademoiselle Kithnou

Native Hunter (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)

Richard Neill

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