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The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin, produced by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, released by Metro Pictures, and featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
The Toll of the Sea: Directed by Chester M. Franklin. With Anna May Wong, Kenneth Harlan, Beatrice Bentley, Priscilla Moran. While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.
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- Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Chester M. Franklin
- 1923-01-22
Mar 24, 2011 · "The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 American motion picture, directed by Chester M. Franklin, produced by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, and released by Metro Pictures in 1922, featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role.
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When young Lotus Flower sees an unconscious man floating in the water near the seashore, she quickly gets help for him. The man is Allen Carver, an American visiting China. Soon the two have fallen in love, and Carver promises to take her with him when he returns home.
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- Anna May Wong
- Chester M. Franklin
The film, The Toll of the Sea, a gem of the silent era that turns one hundred this year, was made in Hollywood under unusual circumstances. The inspiration for it didn’t come from a director or screenwriter but from “two great scientists,” as a 1922 advertisement declared.
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The Toll of the Sea is a fascinating landmark in that early history, and we’re doubly fortunate—and indebted to the film-preservation community and to festivals like the Giornate—to be able to see it for ourselves. By: J.B. Kaufman.
