Mr. Wu
SHE WAS GUILTY OF LOVE AND THE UNWRITTEN CODE OF THE EAST CRIED FOR VENGEANCE!
1927 | 91m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | William Nigh |
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| Writer: | Frances Marion, Louise Jordan Miln, Lorna Moon |
| Staring: |
| When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 26, 1927 |
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| Director: | William Nigh |
| Writer: | Frances Marion, Louise Jordan Miln, Lorna Moon |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | orient, revenge, interracial romance, silent film, dishonor, honor killing, young lovers, difficult choice |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $267,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lon Chaney | Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather |
| Louise Dresser | Mrs. Gregory |
| Renée Adorée | Nang Ping |
| Holmes Herbert | Mr. Gregory |
| Ralph Forbes | Basil Gregory |
| Gertrude Olmstead | Hilda Gregory |
| Mrs. Wong Wing | Ah Wong |
| Claude King | Mr. Muir |
| Sonny Loy | Little Wu |
| Anna May Wong | Loo Song |
| Tetsu Komai | Executioner (uncredited) |
| Toshia Mori | Friend of Nang Ping (uncredited) |
| Soo Hoo Sun | Man at Nang Ping's Birth (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William Nigh | Director |
| Frances Marion | Writer |
| Maurice Vernon | Theatre Play |
| Harold Owen | Theatre Play |
| John Arnold | Director of Photography |
| Ben Lewis | Editor |
| Richard Day | Settings |
| Millard K. Wilson | Assistant Director |
| Louise Jordan Miln | Story |
| René Hubert | Costume Designer |
| Lucia Coulter | Costume Designer |
| Jack Feinberg | Musician |
| Sam Feinberg | Musician |
| Will Sheldon | Script Supervisor |
| Kwan Man Ching | Technical Advisor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Settings |
| Lorna Moon | Continuity, Adaptation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Nigh | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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