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The City of Dim Faces

The City of Dim Faces

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 15, 1918

Runtime

0h 50m

Genres

Drama

User Score

40%

Original Title

The City of Dim Faces

Production Companies

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Director

George Melford

Description

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.