Where East Is East

1929
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1h 5m

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Lon Chaney, Lloyd Hughes, Estelle Taylor, and Lupe Velez in Where East Is East (1929)

When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.

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6.6/10

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Lon Chaney

Tiger Haynes

Lupe Velez

Toyo Haynes

Estelle Taylor

Mme. de Sylva

Lloyd Hughes

Bobby Bailey

Louis Stern

Padré Angelo

Mrs. Wong Wing

Ming

Willie Fung

Servant
(uncredited)

Charles Gemora

Rangho the Gorilla
(uncredited)

Duke Kahanamoku

Wild Animal Trapper
(uncredited)

Mademoiselle Kithnou

de Sylva's Maid
(uncredited)

Chris-Pin Martin

Native Hunter
(uncredited)

Richard Neill

Rangho the Gorilla
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Penultimate silent film for Lon Chaney and the last of ten films he made with director Tod Browning going back to 1919.

Quotes
Toyo Haynes: [to Tiger] I have done such a terrible nice thing, Father. I have fall in love.

Connections
Referenced in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

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7/10

late silent era

Tiger Haynes (Lon Chaney) is a wild animal trapper in the jungles of Laos. He returns home to find his beloved daughter Toyo Haynes (Lupe Velez) in love with Bobby Bailey (Lloyd Hughes). He's the son of a powerful circus owner and one of Tiger's best customers.

This is a late silent film. Sound is taking over and this one was released with a soundtrack. This movie has lots of animals and I'm sure that a circus was involved in some ways. It has some exotic feel, but the main characters are white. If one is willing to overlook the obsolescence, this is a good silent film. Silent era icon Lon Chaney would die a year later. He has nice scarred facial makeup and great physical acting.