China Slaver
Directed byFrank Mattison
Screenplay byCecil Hill
L. V. Jefferson
Story byCalvin Holivey
Rupert Hughes
StarringSôjin Kamiyama
Albert Valentino
Iris Yamaoka
Ben Wilson
Jimmy Aubrey
James Leong
CinematographyJules Cronjager
Edited byMinnie Steppler
Distributed byTrinity Pictures
Release date
  • January 25, 1929 (1929-01-25)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

China Slaver is a 1929 American pre-Code action film produced by Trinity Pictures. Directed by Frank Mattison and written by Cecil Hill and L. V. Jefferson based on a story by Calvin Holivey and Rupert Hughes, the film features a cast that includes Sôjin Kamiyama, Albert Valentino, Iris Yamaoka, Ben Wilson, Jimmy Aubrey, and James Leong. The storyline involves a Chinese spy who is sent to infiltrate a remote island that is suspected to have become a hotbed of narcotics and white slavery under the rule of a tyrannical Chinese criminal. The film received generally lukewarm reviews from critics, although Sojin's performance in particular was praised.

Cast

Production

The project was first announced in December 1928, after Albert Valentino announced his participation in the film alongside Sojin; Trinity Pictures acquired distribution rights, with the film's release date set at January 25, 1929.[2] Touting its noteworthy cast, the film was marketed as "the year's most exciting melodrama".[3]

Reception

A reviewer for Photoplay described China Slaver as a "rather ragged production attempting epical heights", but "handicapped by an overly-fantastic story and amateur direction." However, he also lauded Sojin for his "excellent" and "inscrutable" performance.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kenneth Munden, ed. (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 125. ISBN 9780520209695.
  2. ↑ "(Untitled)". Democrat and Chronicle. December 2, 1928. p. 57.
  3. ↑ "The China Slaver". Reading Times. April 29, 1929. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "The China Slavers". Photoplay. April 1929. p. 114.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.