Thundergate (1923)
Robert Wells is an American born in China who, unbeknownst to him, has an Oriental half-brother. Wells' uncle sends him to help Ray Williams build bridges in China. Williams is in league with Chinese reactionaries and he discredits Wells by turning him into a drug addict. Wells eventually becomes an outcast and is in a stupor when he is found by his half-brother, Kong Sue, the son of the Lord of Thundergate, a powerful Mandarin reactionary.
- Date of release
- 1923-10-15
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Joseph De Grasse
Casting
- Owen Moore — Robert Wells / Kong Sur
- Virginia Brown Faire — Ellen Ainsmith / Jen Jue
- Edwin B. Tilton — James Sanderson (as Edwin Booth Tilton)
- Sylvia Breamer — Alberta Hayward
- Robert McKim — Ray Williams
- Richard Cummings — Jim Davis
- W.E. Dyer — Mike
- Tully Marshall — Suen Tung
- Tote Du Crow — Yuen Kai
- Ynez Seabury — Mey Wang
- Willie Fung — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Bernard Siegel — Minor Role (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Thundergate is a 1923 American drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse and written by Perry N. Vekroff. The film stars Owen Moore, Virginia Brown Faire, Edwin B. Tilton, Sylvia Breamer, Robert McKim, and Richard Cummings. The film was released on October 15, 1923, by Associated First National Pictures.
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