03-11-2020, 09:15 PM
This may have been my first actual Anna May Wong film. She was one of the first asian actresses, and I only really know her because of one of those google profiles. Marlene Dietrich was so weird, so affected in her line delivery and posturing. Warner Oland is the villain, looking strangely hapa like he does in every asian role he took. It won the Oscar for cinematography, and there are some spectacular train scenes that mimic Peiping (Beijing) but it was all shot in Cali. Remarkable too because there are no special effects back then. A fascinating historical watch. No swordfights. Some machine gunning, stabbing and really bad fistacuffs. Not particularly DOOM recommended. I do need to watch more Anna May Wong flicks. She was captivating - the original Hollywood dragon lady.
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