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The Flame of Love (1930)

The Flame of Love poster
Directed by
Richard Eichberg
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story between an Imperial Russian army officer and a Chinese actress. The film follows their relationship amidst cultural divides.

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What happens

The Flame of Love (US title), also known as The Road to Dishonour (UK title) and Hai-Tang, is a 1930 British drama film, a love story between an Imperial Russian army officer and a Chinese actress. Directed by Richard Eichberg and Walter Summers, it stars Anna May Wong and John Longden. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. The film's art directors were Clarence Elder (as C. Elder), Willi Herrmann (as W. A. Hermann), and Werner Schlichting (uncredited). It was Eichberg's and Wong's first sound film together and their third film together after Song (Schmutziges Geld) (1928) and Pavement Butterfly (Großstadtschmetterling) (1929). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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