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Song (1928)

Song poster
Original title
Schmutziges Geld
Directed by
Richard Eichberg
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Chinese woman living in London falls into a life of crime and romance. She becomes entangled with a dangerous gangster and a struggling artist, leading to tragic consequences.

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What happens

Song (German: Schmutziges Geld, literally Dirty Money, also known as: Song. Die Liebe eines armen Menschenkindes, literally Song. The Love of a Poor Human Child) is a 1928 British-German silent drama film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Anna May Wong, Heinrich George and Mary Kid. It was made at the Babelsberg Studio, based on the story "Dirty Money" by Karl Vollmöller. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann. The film is also known in English as Show Life and Wasted Love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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