Shame (1921 film)

Shame
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Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Written by	Emmett J. Flynn Bernard McConville
Based on	Clung by Max Brand
Starring	John Gilbert
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	July 31, 1921 (1921-07-31) (USA)
Running time	9 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Shame is a 1921 American film directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the story Clung by Max Brand, which appeared in the magazine All Story Weekly (10 Apr - 15 May 1920 edition)^[1].This black and white silent film was distributed and produced by Fox Film Corporation. It is considered a drama and has a runtime of 90 mins.^[2] It is presumed to be a lost film.^[3]

Plot[]

William Fielding, a missionary in China, loses his wife after she gives birth to a son named David. He then marries a Chinese woman named Lotus Blossom, who treats the child as if it were her own. A trader named Foo Chang is madly in love with the woman. Believing the child to be hers, he kills William and brands David. Lotus Blossom commits suicide as a result. However, Li Chung, aware of the child's true parentage, takes David to the home of his wealthy grandfather in San Francisco. There, the boy befriends Li Chung and later inherits his grandfather's business and the Fielding estate when he becomes older.

David marries an American woman named Winifred Wellington. Following David's marriage, however, Foo Chang appears. He is now the head of an opium ring and tries to bribe David to help him bring a cargo of opium into the city. When David refuses, Foo Chang tells David that he is half-Chinese. Although he has no proof other than the brand on David's arm, that is enough to convince David. He goes to pieces and flees with his infant son to Alaska.

Winifred goes to Li Chung, who kills Foo Chang and also promises to take her to David but not telling her about her husband's true ethnicity. Li Chung only reveals the truth when Winifred is reunited with her husband. The family returns to San Francisco to live happily ever after.^[1][4]

Cast[]

• John Gilbert as William Fielding / David Field
• Michael D. Moore as David, age 5 (credited as Mickey Moore)
• Frankie Lee as David, age 10
• George Siegmann as Foo Chang
• William V. Mong as Li Clung
• George Nichols as Jonathan Fielding
• Anna May Wong as Lotus Blossom
• Rosemary Theby as The Weaver of Dreams
• Doris Pawn as Winifred Wellington
• David Kirby as 'Once-over' Jake (credited as 'Red' Kirby)

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shame (1921 film).

• Shame at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie

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