Toshia Mori
Birth : 1912-01-01, Kyoto, Japan
Death : 1995-11-26
History
Toshia Mori (born Toshiye Ichioka) was a Japanese actress who moved to the United States at age ten and had a career in American films from the mid 1920s through the late 1930s.
Ling Tse
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
Wanda - Telephone Operator
Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
Japanese Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
A Brodway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
Chita
Joan Leesom is stranded in a remote South American jungle village. She is pursued by the rapacious Taggart Taggart, however, has been involved with the beautiful native girl Chita. Chita now feels nothing but hatred for Joan, creating a deadly triangle that leads to an explosive ending.
Lulu
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
Mah-Li
An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.
Miao Lin
A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.
Oriental Lady Barber (uncredited)
A Portuguese tuna fisherman catches his bride with his first mate.
Chinese Proprietor's Daughter
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.
Herself
A Columbia Pictures promotional short which explains how a movie is made.
Chop Suey Restaurant Hostess (uncredited)
A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.
Wong's Secretary Miss Ling (uncredited)
When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.
Chinese Woman Wanting Sedan (uncredited)
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend Scrap Iron, both newly released from prison after serving time for vagrancy. Hungry and desperate for a break, Chick fortuitously comes across across a valise abandoned by a drunken traveler. In it he finds a shaving kit and a suit of clothes with a bankroll, which help transform the affable tramp into a dashing gent. After buying himself a meal, Chick seeks some female companionship among the many hustlers who walk the station. He propositions Ruth Collins, a stranded, out-of-work showgirl and takes her to the station's hotel.
Dinner Guest
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
Coat Girl (uncredited)
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl.
Singapore Party Girl
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
Girl Wife
Friend of Nang Ping (uncredited)
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.