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China Slaver
(1929) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5400 feet
Directed by Frank S. Mattison
Cast: Sojin (Sojin Kamiyama) [Ming Foy; and Wing Foy; and The Cobra], Albert Valentino [Mark Conover], [?] Iris Yamaoka or Iris Shan? [Foo], Ben Wilson [Sam Warren], Jimmy Aubrey [Willie Kegg], James B. Leong [Lee Mandarin], Carl Theobald, Robert Shaw (Buddy Shaw), Dick Sutherland, Opal Baker
Trinity Pictures production. / Scenario by L.V. Jefferson and Cecil Burtis Hill, from a screen story by Rupert Hughes and Calvin Holivey. Cinematography by Jules Cronjager. Film editor, Minnie Steppler. Intertitles written by Arthur Hotaling. / Released 25 January 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Drama: Crime.
Synopsis: [Variety, 22 May 1929, page 24] Story deals with the Chinese boss of an island which serves as a base for traffic in narcotics and white slavery. The Cobra, as the menace is designated, is the almighty ruler until a humble Chinese stowaway appears to upset everything. The little stowaway turns out to be a Chinese Secret Service agent.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 4 January 2010.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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