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Mr. Wu (1927)
on 26 march 1927 , 1h30
Directed by William NighOrigin USAGenres Drama,
RomanceActors Lon Chaney,
Louise Dresser,
Renée Adorée,
Holmes Herbert,
Ralph Forbes,
Gertrude OlmsteadRating63%
In the prologue, Chaney plays Grandfather Wu, entrusting his grandson's education to a trusted English associate, stating "The West is coming to the East. He [my heir] must be prepared for both." Chaney also plays the part of the grandson as a young man who enters an arranged marriage with a delicate girl who dies after giving birth to a daughter. Wu swears he will raise the child as a daughter and a son.