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Release Year1921
Runtime1h 05m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresMystery
Votes1
DirectorIrvin Willat
WritersIrvin Willat
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsFifty Candles
About Fifty Candles
Sentenced to be deported from Hawaii, Hung Chin Chung pledges twenty years of service to Henry Drew to escape the certain death that awaits him in China. Rage at his humiliation and inability to marry as a free man smolders in him throughout his servitude, near the end of which he sails to San Francisco with the Drew family. Also on board is Ralph Coolidge, who tries to retrieve from Drew his share of their gold mine, and who loves Drew's secretary, Mary-Will Tellfair. Shortly after their arrival, Henry Drew is murdered; suspicion falls on Ralph, the owner of the murder weapon, a curious Chinese dagger; but subsequent events lead Hung Chin Chung to confess to the crime.
Directed by Irvin Willat, Fifty Candles leans on a strong ensemble — Bertram Grassby, Marjorie Daw, Ruth King — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1921.
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