''The Chinese Bungalow'' is a 1926

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silent

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directed by

Sinclair Hill Sinclair Hill (10 June 1896 – 6 March 1945) was a British film director, film producer, producer and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894. He was awarded an OB ...

, and starring

Matheson Lang Matheson Alexander Lang (May 15, 1879 – April 11, 1948) was a Canadian-born stage and film actor and playwright in the early 20th century. He is best remembered for his performances roles in Great Britain in Shakespeare plays. Biography Lang w ...

Genevieve Townsend Genevieve Townsend (December 4, 1897 – May 1, 1927) was an American stage and film actress. She was born in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is ...

and

Juliette Compton Juliette Compton (May 3, 1899 – March 19, 1989) was an American actress whose career began in the silent film era and concluded with ''That Hamilton Woman'' in 1941. Career Compton was born in Columbus, Georgia, on May 3, 1899. She was a ...

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/ref> It was based on the 1925 play '' The Chinese Bungalow'', which was adapted for further films in 1930 and 1940. It was made by

Stoll Pictures Stoll Pictures was a British film production and distribution company of the silent era, founded in April 1918. Background During the early to mid-1920s it was the largest film company in Britain and one of the biggest in Europe. Its major domes ...

, whose principal star throughout the mid-1920s was Lang.

Cast

as Yuan Sing *

as Charlotte *

as Sadie *

Shayle Gardner Shayle Gardner (22 August 1890 – 17 May 1945) was an actor from New Zealand actor. Partial filmography * ''The Indian Love Lyrics'' (1923) * '' St. Elmo'' (1923) * '' The Chinese Bungalow'' (1926) * ''Tommy Atkins'' (1928) * '' Sailors Don't Car ...

as Richard Marquess * George Thirlwell as Harold Marquess *

Malcolm Tod Malcolm Tod (16 March 1897 – 1 July 1968) was a British actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1921 to 1934. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Malcolm 1897 births Year of death unknow ...

as Vivian Dale *

Clifford McLaglen Clifford McLaglen (15 June 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Stepney, London or Cape Town, Cape Colony - born film actor. He was one of nine or ten children and brother of several actors including Victor McLaglen, Oscar winner for best actor, '' ...

as Abdal * George Butler as Chinese Servant * Guy Mills as Chinese Servant

References

Bibliography

* Bamford, Kenton. ''Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s''. I.B. Tauris, 1999.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Sinclair Hill Stoll Pictures films Silent British drama films British black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films {{1920s-UK-film-stub