Son of the Gods (1930)
- Directed by
- Frank Lloyd
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy Chinese man passing as Caucasian falls in love with a white woman. Their relationship unravels when she learns his true ethnicity.
romantictensemelancholicstylizedsoapydramaticdatedracially charged
What happens
Son of the Gods is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Lloyd with Technicolor sequences, that was produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Rex Beach. Richard Barthelmess and Constance Bennett star as a couple in love who have a falling-out when she discovers that, though he looks Caucasian, he is actually Chinese. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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