The Forbidden City
For the palace complex in Beijing, see Forbidden City.
| The Forbidden City | |
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 Advertisement in Moving Picture World, September 1918 | |
| Directed by | Sidney Franklin |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by |
Mary Murillo George Scarborough (story) |
| Starring |
Norma Talmadge Thomas Meighan |
| Cinematography |
H. Lyman Broening Edward Wynard |
Release dates |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent English intertitles |
The Forbidden City is a 1918 silent film starring Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan and directed by Sidney Franklin. The plot centers around an inter-racial romance between a Chinese princess (Talmage) and an American (Meighan). When palace officials discover she has become pregnant she is sentenced to death. In the latter part of the film Talmadge plays the now adult daughter of the affair, seeking her father in the Philippines.
Cast (in credits order)
- Norma Talmadge ... San San/Toy
- Thomas Meighan ... John Worden
- E. Alyn Warren ... Wong Li
- Michael Rayle ... Mandarin
- L. Rogers Lytton ... Chinese Emperor
- Reid Hamilton ... Lieutenant Philip Halbert
External links
- The Forbidden City at the Internet Movie Database
- Norma Talmadge Film website
- The Forbidden City on YouTube
- The Forbidden City
- The Forbidden City available for free download at Internet archive
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