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Drifting

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1923 American silent drama film directed by Tod Browning

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In Shanghai, an American girl who helps run an opium ring meets an American agent disguised as a mining engineer. The two fall in love, and she has to determine where her loyalties lie.

Released: 1923-08-2671 minDir: Tod BrowningDrama

Cast

  • Priscilla Dean as Cassie Cook / Lucille Preston
  • Matt Moore as Capt. Arthur Davis
  • Rose Dione as Madame Polly Voo
  • Wallace Beery as Jules Repin
  • J. Farrell MacDonald as Murphy
  • Edna Tichenor as Molly Norton

Themes

  • drug smuggling
  • shanghai, china
  • opium
  • based on play or musical
  • unrequited love
  • chinese
  • revolt
  • government agent
  • drug ring
  • stereotype

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

154 votes

Year
1923
Runtime
84 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Director
Tod Browning
Screenwriter
Tod Browning
Cast member
William V. Mong
Producer
Carl Laemmle
Narrative location
Shanghai
Duration
70
Image
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publication date
1923-08-26
title
Drifting
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
distributed by
Universal Pictures
Commons category
Drifting (1923 film)
copyright status
public domain
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