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East of Suez (1925)

East of Suez poster
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman raised in the East is caught between two worlds and two lovers in 1920s China. She must choose between a wealthy Englishman and a Chinese man she loves.

romantictragicmelancholicold-fashioneddramaticslow-paced

What happens

East of Suez is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Pola Negri. It is based on a play, East of Suez (1922), by W. Somerset Maugham. The film was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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