East Is West is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Sidney Franklin and starring Constance Talmadge.Progressive Silent Film List: East Is West at silentera.com The film is based on a 1918 Broadway stage play of the same name starring Fay Bainter as Ming Toy.East Is West as produced on Broadway at the Astor Theatre, December 25 1918 to August 1920; IBDb.com It was remade as a talkie at Universal in 1930 with Lupe Vélez.
Plot
Cast Constance Talmadge as Ming Toy Edmund Burns as Billy Benson (credited as Edward Burns) E. Alyn Warren as Lo Sang Kee (credited as E.A. Warren) Warner Oland as Charley Yong Frank Lanning as Hop Toy Nick De Ruiz as Chang Lee Nigel Barrie as Jimmy Potter Lillian Lawrence as Mrs. Benson Winter Hall as Mr. Benson James Wang as Boat Proprietor (credited as Jim Wang) Etta Lee (uncredited)
Preservation A copy of East Is West is held at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, formerly Filmmuseum Nederlands.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: East Is West
References
External links
Film clip from restored version at www.eyefilm.nl lantern slide