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Thundergate (1923)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Joseph De Grasse

Synopsis

Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.

Actors

Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Robert Wells / Kong Sur
Virginia Brown Faire
Virginia Brown Faire
Ellen Ainsmith / Jen Jue
Edwin B. Tilton
Edwin B. Tilton
James Sanderson (as Edwin Booth Tilton)
Sylvia Breamer
Sylvia Breamer
Alberta Hayward
Robert McKim
Robert McKim
Ray Williams
Richard Cummings
Richard Cummings
Jim Davis
W.E. Dyer
W.E. Dyer
Mike
Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Suen Tung
Tote Du Crow
Tote Du Crow
Yuen Kai
Ynez Seabury
Ynez Seabury
Mey Wang
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bernard Siegel
Bernard Siegel
Minor Role (uncredited)

Crews

Joseph De Grasse
Joseph De Grasse
Director
Milton Menasco
Milton Menasco
Art Direction
Sam Landers
Sam Landers
Cinematography
Perry N. Vekroff
Perry N. Vekroff
Scenario Writer
Sydney Herschel Small
Sydney Herschel Small
Story

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