Anna May Wong

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Goddess, Anna May Wong.

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In my never ending search for Anna May Wong pictures, I ran across this. I wonder how this could’ve happened?

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After visiting China in the mid-1930s, she stated: “It’s a pretty sad situation to be rejected by Chinese because I’m ‘too American’ and by American producers because they prefer other races to act Chinese parts.” Yes, she was too Chinese to be American and too American to be Chinese.

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Anna May wrote a series of articles about her experiences in China in the mid-1930s for the New York Herald Tribune.

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Anna May launched her career between 1919 and 1923 with 8 movies.
The Red Lantern (1919)
Dinty (1920)
The First Born (1921)
Shame (1921) – Lotus Blossom
Bits of Life (1921) – Toy Sing
The Toll of the Sea (1922) – Lotus Flower
Drifting (1923) – Rose Li
Thundering Dawn (1923) – Honky-Tonk Girl

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In 1924, Anna May made 5 films:
Lilies of the Field (1924)
The Thief of Baghdad (1924) – Mongol Slave
The Fortieth Door (1924) – Zira
The Alaskan (1924) – Keok
Peter Pan (1924) – Tiger Lily

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During 1925 and 1926, she made 6 films:
Forty Winks (1925) – Annabelle Wu
His Supreme Moment (1925) – Harem Girl
Fifth Avenue (1926) – Nan Lo
A Trip to Chinatown (1926) – Ohati
The Silk Bouquet (1926) – Dragon Horse
The Desert’s Toll (1926) – Oneta

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In one year, 1927, Anna May made 8 films:
Driven From Home (1927)
Mr. Wu (1927) – Loo Song
The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927) – Baroness Stoloff
Old San Francisco (1927) – A Flower of the Orient
Why Girls Love Sailors (1927) – Delamar
The Chinese Parrot (1927) – Nautch Dancer
The Devil Dancer (1927) – Sada
Streets of Shanghai (1927) – Su Quan

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1928 and 1929, 6 films. Piccadilly being one of my favorites:
The Crimson City (1928) – Su
Chinatown Charlie (1928) – Mandarin’s Sweetheart
Across to Singapore (1928) – Bailarina
Schmutziges Geld (1928) – Song
Großstadtschmetterling (1929) – Hai-Tang
Piccadilly (1929) – Shosho

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13 films in 1930′s with Shanghai Express being a classic in films:
The Flame of Love (1930) – Hai-Tang
Daughter of the Dragon (1931) – Ling Moy
Shanghai Express (1932) – Hui Fei
A Study in Scarlet (1933) – Mme. Pyke
Tiger Bay (1934) – Liu Chang
Java Head (1934) – Princess Taou Yuen
Chu Chin Chow (1934) – Zahrat
Limehouse Blues (1934) – Tu Tuan
Daughter of Shanghai (1937) – Lan Ying Lin
Dangerous to Know (1938) – Lan Ying
When Were You Born (1938) – Mei Lei Ming
Island of Lost Men (1939) – Kim Ling
King of Chinatown (1939) – Dr. Mary Ling

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