The City of Dim Faces (1918)

Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung. Because Elizabeth wants Jang Lung to be raised as a Christian, Wing Lung locks her in the cellar and she becomes insane. Jang meets Marcell Matthews at an Eastern university, and she returns with him to San Francisco to be married.

Released July 15, 1918 50 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.lost-film, imdb.broken-marriage-engagement, imdb.chinatown-san-francisco, imdb.abusive-relationship, imdb.driven-insane-by-confinement, imdb.race-relations, imdb.husband-wife-relationship + 11 more, imdb.culture-clash, imdb.boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, imdb.interracial-romance, imdb.human-trafficking, imdb.marriage-broker, imdb.college-student, imdb.interracial-relationship, imdb.chinese-american, imdb.interracial-marriage, imdb.san-francisco-california, aspectratio.1-33-1