''Hai-Tang'' is a 1930 British-German

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directed by

Richard Eichberg Richard Eichberg (27 October 1888 – 8 May 1952) was a German film director and producer. He directed 87 films between 1915 and 1949. He also produced 77 films between 1915 and 1950. He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Munich, Germ ...

and

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...

and starring

Anna May Wong Wong Liu Tsong (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress, considered the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood, as well as the first Chinese-American actress to gain intern ...

Marcel Vibert Marcel Vibert (2 November 1883 – 11 June 1959) was a French film actor. Vibert worked primarily in the French film industry, but in the late 1920s he also appeared in several British silent films including ''Moulin Rouge'' and ''Champagne''. ...

and

Robert Ancelin Robert Ancelin (22 November 1898 - 25 January 1986) was a French actor and theater director. He was married with the soprano Fanély Revoil from 1937 to 1942 and directing manager of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1940 to 1949. Fi ...

.St. Pierre p.83 It was made at

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as the French-language version of ''

The Flame of Love ''The Flame of Love'' is a 1930 British drama film, that is a love story between Russian military officer and a Chinese actress. Directed by Richard Eichberg and Walter Summers it stars Anna May Wong and John Longden and has a running time of ...

'', which also starred Anna May Wong. A separate German version (''

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'') was also released. Such

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s were common during the early years of

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before dubbing became more widespread.

Synopsis

In the

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, a young officer and a powerful

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both fall in love with a Chinese woman.

Cast

as Hai-tang *

as Le grand duc *

as Boris Ivanoff *

Armand Lurville Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

as Le colonel Mouraview *

Hélène Darly Hélène Darly (born Éliane Émilienne Pauline Pilate; 4 May 1900 – 17 May 1994) was a French film actress whose career was most prominent in the silent film era. Biography Hélène Darly was born Éliane Émilienne Pauline Pilate in the 11t ...

as Yvette *

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as Viguier * Gaston Dupray as Pierre Baron, le chanteur *

Claire Roman Claire Roman (born Claire-Henrietta Emilia Chambaud, 25 March 1906 – 8 August 1941) was a French aviator. In the 1930s she participated in speed races and broke world records for altitude and speed, and completed a long-distance flight to India. ...

Mona Goya Mona Goya (25 November 1909 – 8 October 1961) was a Mexican-born French film actress who rose to fame in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''Madame Récamier'' (1928) * ''Princesse Mandane'' (1928) - Simoun * ''L'Argent'' (1928) * ''Jim Hack ...

Gaston Jacquet Gaston Émile Marius Jacquet (14 August 1883 – 28 January 1970) was a French actor. Jacquet was born in Lanas, Ardèche, France and died in 1970 in Thonex in Switzerland. Selected filmography * ''Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1921) * ''Th ...

References

Bibliography

* St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. ''E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

External links

* 1930 films British drama films 1930 drama films 1930s French-language films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Richard Eichberg Films directed by Jean Kemm French multilingual films Films set in Russia Films set in the 1900s German drama films German black-and-white films British black-and-white films British multilingual films German multilingual films 1930 multilingual films 1930s British films 1930s German films {{1930s-UK-film-stub