This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
Anna May Wong was an anomaly in 1930s Los Angeles. Born Wong Liu-tsong to second-generation Taishanese Chinese-American parents in 1905, she rose to become Hollywood’s pre-eminent Asian star, appearing in classics like The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and Shanghai Express (1932).
Often, however, the material did not live up to her abilities. Across a career...
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