Mr. Wu

Name: Mr. Wu
Released: 1927-03-26T08:00:00.000Z
Cast: Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée

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In this shocking silent film melodrama starring Lon Chaney in a dual role, a Chinese patriarch goes mad when his daughter falls for an Englishman. Powerful, ruthless aristocrat Mr. Wu will stop at nothing to defend his daughter Nang Ping's honor. When Nang Ping is seduced and abandoned by wealthy Briton Basil Gregory, Wu plots a horrible revenge, beginning with the killing of his own daughter (who goes to her fate with stoic resignation) and the capture of Gregory's mother and sister.

1927 · 1h 20m

Starring Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée

Director William Nigh

Mr. Wu

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Lon Chaney

Mr. Mandarin Wu
Louise Dresser

Mrs. Gregory
Renée Adorée

Wu Nang Ping
Holmes Herbert

Mr. Gregory
Ralph Forbes

Basil Gregory
Gertrude Olmstead

Hilda Gregory
Mrs. Wong Wing

Ah Wong
Claude King

Mr. James Muir
Anna May Wong

Loo Song
Sonny Loy

Little Wu
Toshia Mori

Friend of Nang Ping

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Mr. Wu

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In this shocking silent film melodrama starring Lon Chaney in a dual role, a Chinese patriarch goes mad when his daughter falls for an Englishman. Powerful, ruthless aristocrat Mr. Wu will stop at nothing to defend his daughter Nang Ping's honor. When Nang Ping is seduced and abandoned by wealthy Briton Basil Gregory, Wu plots a horrible revenge, beginning with the killing of his own daughter (who goes to her fate with stoic resignation) and the capture of Gregory's mother and sister.

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