Mr. Wu

1927
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1h 30m

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Renée Adorée, Lon Chaney, and Ralph Forbes in Mr. Wu (1927)

When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.

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6.4/10

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Trivia
For the hundred-year-old look, Lon Chaney built up his cheekbones and lips with cotton and collodion. The ends of cigar holders were inserted into his nostrils, and his long fingernails were constructed from strips of painted film stock. He used fish skin to fashion an Oriental cast to his eyes and gray crepe hair was used for the mustache and goatee. The makeup procedures took from four to six hours to apply.

Quotes
Mr. Wu: [Asking his friend Muir to act as his grandson's tutor] The West is coming to the East. The Little Wu must be taught to hold his own.

Alternate versions
In 2000, Turner Classic Movies presented the television premiere with a music soundtrack composed, produced, edited and mixed by Maria Newman, who also conducted the Viklarbo Chamber Symphony. Its running time is 91 minutes.

Connections
Featured in Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (2000)

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7/10

Another great Lon Chaney film!

Turner Classic Movies aired this movie with a new music score for the first time on Oct 31, 2000. It was GREAT! It was the first time it has been shown on TV. Mr. WU is about a Chinese man who's daughter has fallen in love with a man from the west. The man already has plans to marry his daughter into another Chinese family of great society. When Wu finds out the man from the west decided to leave his daughter he realizes he must carry out an old Chinese law stating if a daughter is defiled the father must kill her. Will WU kill his daughter? TCM should be showing this movie often now that it has a music score. Look for Lon Chaney's make up as both Mr. Wu and Wu's grandfather. A must see for Lon Chaney fans.