The Crimson City

The Crimson City (1928) is an American silent drama film produced by Warner Bros. written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sōjin Kamiyama, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tucker.[1] The film was released with a Vitaphone soundtrack with a music score and sound effects. The film was released by Warner Brothers Pictures on April 7, 1928.[2]

The Crimson City
theatrical release poster
Directed byArchie Mayo
Written byAnthony Coldeway(orig. story & scenario)
James A. Starr(intertitles)
StarringMyrna Loy
John Miljan
Leila Hyams
Anna May Wong
CinematographyBarney McGill
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 7, 1928 (1928-04-07)
Running time
6 reels; at 5,388 feet
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

Plot

The story centers on an Asian woman named Onoto (Loy), who is rescued from slavery by a fugitive of European ancestry named Gregory Kent (Miljan). They fall in love, but prevailing mores about race doom the romance. Onoto leaves Kent so that he may marry another (Hyams).

Cast

Preservation status

The only known surviving copy is kept at the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducros Hicken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3][4] A trailer for this film survives among the holdings of the Library of Congress.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Movie Reviews". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. "The Crimson City (1928)". imdb.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. "The Crimson City / Archie Mayo [motion picture] : Bibliographic Record Description". Performing Arts Encyclopedia. Library of Congress. June 14, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2017. wayback.archive.org
  4. Rohter, Larry (May 4, 2010). "The Full 'Metropolis'". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  5. "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.


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