Where East Is East
6.5
“Where thrills are thrills! Where Chaney is Chaney at his superb best!”
A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's beau.
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Cast
12 people
Lon Chaney
Tiger Haynes
Known for
The Phantom of the Opera
The Unknown
Lupe Vélez
Toyo Haynes
Also in
Kongo
The Half-Naked Truth
Estelle Taylor
Mme. de Sylva
Known for
Cimarron
The Ten Commandments
Lloyd Hughes
Bobby Bailey
Known for
The Lost World
Louis Stern
Padré Angelo
Also in
Annabelle Lee
Humoresque
Mrs. Wong Wing
Ming
Also in
Mr. Wu
Dangerous Paradise
Willie Fung
Servant (uncredited)
Known for
The Letter
Red Dust
Charles Gemora
Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)
Known for
Swiss Miss
Duke Kahanamoku
Wild Animal Trapper (uncredited)
Known for
Wake of the Red Witch
Mademoiselle Kithnou
de Sylva's Maid (uncredited)
Also in
Mare Nostrum
Chris-Pin Martin
Native Hunter (uncredited)
Known for
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Mark of Zorro
Richard Neill
Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)
Also in
Tumbleweeds
The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus
Tod Browning Director · Hunt Stromberg Writer Harry Sinclair Drago Story
United States release May 4, 1929 · Produced in United States · Languages English, No dialogue
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · May 4, 1929
Theatrical
France
October 17, 1930 · Theatrical
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