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The Son-Daughter (1932)

The Son-Daughter poster
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s San Francisco's Chinatown, a Chinese-American woman falls in love with a man whose family is feuding with hers. Their romance is threatened by cultural clashes and a relentless police detective.

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What happens

The Son-Daughter is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and written by John F. Goodrich, Claudine West, and Leon Gordon, adapted from the play of the same name by David Belasco. The film stars Helen Hayes, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone, Warner Oland, and Ralph Morgan. The film was released on December 23, 1932, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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