"SHE WAS GUILTY OF LOVE AND THE UNWRITTEN CODE OF THE EAST CRIED FOR VENGEANCE!" 26 March 1927 Drama, Romance 91 mins
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Watch the official Mr. Wu 1927 trailer in HD below.
Lon Chaney as Mr. Wu / Wu's Grandfather
Louise Dresser as Mrs. Gregory
Renée Adorée as Nang Ping
Holmes Herbert as Mr. Gregory
Ralph Forbes as Basil Gregory
Gertrude Olmstead as Hilda Gregory
Mrs. Wong Wing as Ah Wong
Claude King as Mr. Muir
Sonny Loy as Little Wu
Anna May Wong as Loo Song
Tetsu Komai as Executioner (uncredited)
Toshia Mori as Friend of Nang Ping (uncredited)
Soo Hoo Sun as Man at Nang Ping's Birth (uncredited)
William Nigh Director
Maurice Vernon Theatre Play
Harold Owen Theatre Play
Frances Marion Writer
William Nigh Producer
John Arnold Director of Photography
Ben Lewis Editor
Richard Day Settings
Cedric Gibbons Settings
Millard K. Wilson Assistant Director
Louise Jordan Miln Story
René Hubert Costume Designer
Lucia Coulter Costume Designer
United States 26 March 1927
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
