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Where East Is East

Where East Is East

Where thrills are thrills! Where Chaney is Chaney at his superb best!

1929•1h 5m•5.8/10
Drama

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5.8/10(13)

A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's (Lupe Velez) beau (Lloyd Hughes).

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Tiger Haynes

Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez

Toyo Haynes

Estelle Taylor

Estelle Taylor

Mme. de Sylva

Lloyd Hughes

Lloyd Hughes

Bobby Bailey

Louis Stern

Padré Angelo

Mrs. Wong Wing

Ming

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Servant (uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Charles Gemora

Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)

Duke Kahanamoku

Wild Animal Trapper (uncredited)

Mademoiselle Kithnou

de Sylva's Maid (uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Chris-Pin Martin

Native Hunter (uncredited)

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)

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