Son of the Gods

1h 30m
Drama
5.6

The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the socialite (Constance Bennett) he loves learns of his heritage.

Cast

Richard Barthelmess
Sam Lee
Constance Bennett
Allana Wagner
Anders Randolf
Mr. Wagner
E. Alyn Warren
Lee Ying
Claude King
Bathurst
Frank Albertson
Kicker
Mildred Van Dorn
Eileen
Barbara Leonard
Mabel
James Eagles
Spud (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Dugan (uncredited)
George Irving
Attorney (uncredited)
Dorothy Mathews
Alice Hart (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Connie (uncredited)
Dickie Moore
Sam Lee as a Child (uncredited)
King Hou Chang
Moy

Crew

Frank Lloyd
Director
Bradley King
Screenplay, Dialogue
Rex Beach
Story
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography

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