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Mr. Wu

  • 19271927
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
664
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POPULARITY
85,056
561
Renée Adorée, Lon Chaney, and Ralph Forbes in Mr. Wu (1927)
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When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
664
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
85,056
561
  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Maurice Vernon(from the 1913 play by)
    • Harold Owen(from the 1913 play by)
    • Lotta Woods(titles)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney
    • Louise Dresser
    • Renée Adorée
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  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Maurice Vernon(from the 1913 play by)
    • Harold Owen(from the 1913 play by)
    • Lotta Woods(titles)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney
    • Louise Dresser
    • Renée Adorée
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    • 19User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Lon Chaney
    Lon Chaney
    • Mr. Wu…
    Louise Dresser
    Louise Dresser
    • Mrs. Gregory
    Renée Adorée
    Renée Adorée
    • Nang Ping
    Holmes Herbert
    Holmes Herbert
    • Mr. Gregory
    Ralph Forbes
    Ralph Forbes
    • Basil Gregory
    Gertrude Olmstead
    Gertrude Olmstead
    • Hilda Gregory
    • (as Gertrude Olmsted)
    Mrs. Wong Wing
    • Ah Wong
    Claude King
    Claude King
    • Mr. Muir
    Sonny Loy
    • Little Wu
    Anna May Wong
    Anna May Wong
    • Loo Song
    Toshia Mori
    Toshia Mori
    • Friend of Nang Ping
    • (uncredited)
    Soo Hoo Sun
    • Man at Nang Pings Birth
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Nigh
    • Writers
      • Maurice Vernon(from the 1913 play by)
      • Harold Owen(from the 1913 play by)
      • Lotta Woods(titles)
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    • Trivia
      For the hundred-year-old look, Lon Chaney built up his cheekbones and lips with cotton and collodion. The ends of cigar holders were inserted into his nostrils, and his long fingernails were constructed from strips of painted film stock. He used fish skin to fashion an Oriental cast to his eyes and gray crepe hair was used for the mustache and goatee. The makeup procedures took from four to six hours to apply.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Wu: [Asking his friend Muir to act as his grandson's tutor] The West is coming to the East. The Little Wu must be taught to hold his own.

    • Alternate versions
      In 2000, Turner Classic Movies presented the television premiere with a music soundtrack composed, produced, edited and mixed by Maria Newman, who also conducted the Viklarbo Chamber Symphony. Its running time is 91 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

    User reviews19

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    7/10
    Another great Lon Chaney film!
    Turner Classic Movies aired this movie with a new music score for the first time on Oct 31, 2000. It was GREAT! It was the first time it has been shown on TV. Mr. WU is about a Chinese man who's daughter has fallen in love with a man from the west. The man already has plans to marry his daughter into another Chinese family of great society. When Wu finds out the man from the west decided to leave his daughter he realizes he must carry out an old Chinese law stating if a daughter is defiled the father must kill her. Will WU kill his daughter? TCM should be showing this movie often now that it has a music score. Look for Lon Chaney's make up as both Mr. Wu and Wu's grandfather. A must see for Lon Chaney fans.
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    • Nov 1, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 1927 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Мистер Ву
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $267,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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