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China Slaver is a 1929 American pre-Code action film produced by Trinity Pictures. Directed by Frank Mattison and written by Cecil Hill and L. V. Jefferson based on a story by Calvin Holivey and Rupert Hughes, the film features a cast that includes Sôjin Kamiyama, Albert Valentino, Iris Yamaoka, Ben Wilson, Jimmy Aubrey, and James Leong. The storyline involves a Chinese spy who is sent to infiltrate a remote island that is suspected to have become a hotbed of narcotics and white slavery under the rule of a tyrannical Chinese criminal. The film received generally lukewarm reviews from critics, although Sojin's performance in particular was praised.
Cast
Sôjin Kamiyama as Ming Foy/Wing Foy/The Cobra
Albert Valentino as Mark Conover
Iris Yamaoka (or Iris Shan) as Foo
Ben Wilson as Sam Warren
Jimmy Aubrey as Willie Kegg
James Leong as Lee Mandarin
Production
The project was first announced in December 1928, after Albert Valentino announced his participation in the film alongside Sojin; Trinity Pictures acquired distribution rights, with the film's release date set at January 25, 1929. Touting its noteworthy cast, the film was marketed as "the year's most exciting melodrama".
Reception
A reviewer for Photoplay described China Slaver as a "rather ragged production attempting epical heights", but "handicapped by an overly-fantastic story and amateur direction." However, he also lauded Sojin for his "excellent" and "inscrutable" performance.
References
External links
China Slaver at IMDb
China Slaver at the TCM Movie Database
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- Daftar pustaka L. Ron Hubbard
- China Slaver
- Sojin (actor)
- Rupert Hughes
- Slave ship
- Assassin's Creed Chronicles
- James B. Leong
- Piracy
- Jimmy Aubrey
- Minnie Steppler
- White slavery
