Mr. Wu (1919 film)

Mr. Wu is a 1919 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Roy Royston, Lillah McCarthy and Meggie Albanesi.^[1] It was based on a 1913 play Mr. Wu by Maurice Vernon and Harold Owen. During the filming Albanesi became infatuated with Lang.^[2] The picture was made by Stoll Pictures, and was one of their first major successes. Lon Chaney played the title role in a 1927 remake. The screenplay concerns a Chinese Mandarin who murders his daughter.

Plot summary

A Chinese Mandarin murders his daughter after she falls in love with an Englishman.^[3]

Cast

Matheson Lang - Mr Wu
Lillah McCarthy - Mrs Gregory
Meggie Albanesi - Nang Ping
Roy Royston - Basil Gregory
Teddy Arundell - Mr Gregory

References

↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42919
↑ Sweet p.119
↑ Sweet p.119

Bibliography

Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.

External links

Mr. Wu at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Maurice Elvey

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