Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Princess Ling Moy, a young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat lives next door, unbeknownst to her, to Dr. Fu Manchu, a brilliant but twisted genius who is out to rule the world. She is ... See full summary »

Director:

Lloyd Corrigan

Writers:

Lloyd Corrigan (adaptation), Monte M. Katterjohn (adaptation),

Stars:

Anna May Wong, Warner Oland, Sessue Hayakawa

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anna May Wong	...	Ling Moy
Warner Oland	...	Fu Manchu
Sessue Hayakawa	...	Ah Kee
Bramwell Fletcher	...	Ronald Petrie
Frances Dade	...	Joan Marshall
Holmes Herbert	...	Sir John Petrie
Lawrence Grant	...	Sir Basil Courtney
Harold Minjir	...	Rogers
Nicholas Soussanin	...	Morloff
E. Alyn Warren	...	Lu Chung

Storyline

Princess Ling Moy, a young and beautiful Chinese aristocrat lives next door, unbeknownst to her, to Dr. Fu Manchu, a brilliant but twisted genius who is out to rule the world. She is involved with Ah Kee, a handsome young man, who also unbeknownst to her, is a secret agent out to thwart the heinous plots of Fu Manchu. As it turns out, Fu is not only her next-door neighbor, he is also, (unbeknownst to her), her father. When she finds out, will she take her father's part and fight the men out to get Fu, or will she become a brave heroine and save the world even if it is from the devious doings of her own Dad? Yes, it's dated, and there isn't nearly enough of Warner Oland in it; but it moves along well, has a lot of action, Wong and Hayakawa were fine actors, and if you're a Charley Chan fan, it's worth it to how much, if any, of Fu Oland used when creating Charley Chan.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | duty | deception | london england | torture | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Filha do Dragão

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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Connections

Followed by The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)

User Reviews

Fast paced interesting potboiler

I had a really good time at Museum of Modern Art's January '04 showing of this rare Paramount '31 release. Potboiler par excellence with the stunning Anna May Wong giving star presence performance as daughter who swears revenge to her dying father Fu Manchu (Warner Olan). Sessue Hayakawa is the detective smitten with Ms. Wong and who `dies a hundred deaths'. Everything's in this mystery: sliding doors, heavy brocades, Eastern mysticism, London's Chinatown. Directed by Lloyd Corrigan in a most sophisticated manner