Shadows

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"Shadows" is a 1922 American silent drama film, notable for its exploration of racial prejudice and for featuring Lon Chaney in a prominent role.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf silent film ⓘ
basedOn The First Born (short story) ⓘ
basedOnAuthor Louis Dodge ⓘ
character Daniel Gibbs ⓘ
Hester ⓘ
John Malden ⓘ
Yen Sin ⓘ
characterPortrayedBy Daniel Gibbs – Walter Long ⓘ
linked to: Walter Hudd

Hester – Marguerite De La Motte ⓘ
John Malden – Harrison Ford (silent film actor) ⓘ
Yen Sin – Lon Chaney ⓘ
cinematographyBy Harry Perry ⓘ
colorProcess black-and-white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Tom Forman ⓘ
distributor Preferred Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Eve Unsell ⓘ
era silent era of American cinema ⓘ
format silent ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Shadows: A Story of the Sea ⓘ
language silent film with English intertitles ⓘ
leadActor Lon Chaney ⓘ
leadCharacterEthnicityDepicted Chinese ⓘ
medium 35 mm film ⓘ
notableFor Lon Chaney performance in yellowface as a Chinese immigrant ⓘ
exploration of racial prejudice ⓘ
portrayalTechnique yellowface makeup for Chinese character ⓘ
producer B. P. Schulberg ⓘ
productionCompany B. P. Schulberg Productions ⓘ
releaseFormat theatrical feature ⓘ
releaseYear 1922 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 70 ⓘ
screenwriter Eve Unsell ⓘ
settingLocation New England fishing village ⓘ
starring Harrison Ford (silent film actor) ⓘ
linked to: Harrison Ford

Lon Chaney ⓘ
Marguerite De La Motte ⓘ
Walter Long ⓘ
subjectMatter small-town moral judgment ⓘ
xenophobia toward Chinese immigrants ⓘ
theme racial prejudice ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
religious hypocrisy ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century ⓘ

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Priscilla Bonner → notableWork → Shadows ⓘ