The Crimson City

The Crimson City
theatrical release poster
Directed by	Archie Mayo
Written by	Anthony Coldeway(orig. story & scenario) James A. Starr(intertitles)
Starring	Myrna Loy Leila Hyams Anna May Wong
Cinematography	Barney McGill
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	April 7, 1928 (1928-04-07)
Running time	6 reels; at 5,388 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent film (English intertitles)

The Crimson City (1928) is an American silent drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tucker.^[1] The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects. The film was released by Warner Brothers Pictures on 7 April 1928.^[2]

Plot

The story centers on an Asian woman named Onoto (Loy), who is rescued from slavery by a fugitive of European ancestry named Gregory Kent (Miljan). They fall in love, but prevailing mores about race doom the romance. Onoto leaves Kent so that he may marry another (Hyams).

Cast

Myrna Loy as Onoto
John Miljan as Gregory Kent
Leila Hyams as Nadine Howells
Matthew Betz as "Dagger Foo"
Anders Randolf as Major Howells
Sōjin Kamiyama as Sin Yoy
Anna May Wong as Su
Richard Tucker as Richard Brand

Preservation status

The only known surviving copy is kept at the Museo del Cine in Buenos Aires, Argentina.^[3] ^[4] A trailer for this film survives among the holdings of the Library of Congress.^[5]

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Films directed by Archie Mayo

Money Talks (1926)
Christine of the Big Tops (1926)
Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
Dearie (1927)
The College Widow (1927)
State Street Sadie (1928)
Beware of Married Men (1928)
The Crimson City (1928)
On Trial (1928)
My Man (1928)
Sonny Boy (1929)
Is Everybody Happy? (1929)
The Sacred Flame (1929)
Wide Open (1930)
Courage (1930)
Oh Sailor Behave (1930)
The Doorway to Hell (1930)
Illicit (1931)
Svengali (1931)
Bought! (1931)
Under 18 (1931)
The Expert (1932)
Night After Night (1932)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
The Mayor of Hell (1933)
Ever in My Heart (1933)
Convention City (1933)
Gambling Lady (1934)
The Man with Two Faces (1934)
Desirable (1934)
Give Me Your Heart (1934)
Bordertown (1935)
Go Into Your Dance (1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
The Petrified Forest (1936)
I Married a Doctor (1936)
Black Legion (1937)
It's Love I'm After (1937)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Youth Takes a Fling (1938)
They Shall Have Music (1939)
The House Across the Bay (1940)
Four Sons (1940)
The Great American Broadcast (1941)
Charley's Aunt (1941)
Confirm or Deny (1941)
Moontide (1942)
Orchestra Wives (1942)
Crash Dive (1943)
Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
A Night in Casablanca (1946)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

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