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61% Critic Match
Where East Is East
“Where thrills are thrills! Where Chaney is Chaney at his superb best!”
6.1 / 10• 1929• 1h 5m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A Chinese wife returns to the American family she left behind in Southeast Asia and then moves in on her daughter's beau.
Cast & Crew
Lon Chaney
Tiger Haynes
Lead
Lupe Vélez
Toyo Haynes
Estelle Taylor
Mme. de Sylva
Lloyd Hughes
Bobby Bailey
LS
Louis Stern
Padré Angelo
MW
Mrs. Wong Wing
Ming
Willie Fung
Servant (uncredited)
Charles Gemora
Rangho the Gorilla (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tod Browning's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Where East Is East is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
