Fifty Candles

1921 1h 5m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Mystery

Synopsis

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Sentenced to be deported from Hawaii, Hung Chin Chung pledges twenty years of service to Henry Drew to escape the certain death that awaits him in China. Rage at his humiliation and inability to marry as a free man smolders in him throughout his servitude, near the end of which he sails to San Francisco with the Drew family. Also on board is Ralph Coolidge, who tries to retrieve from Drew his share of their gold mine, and who loves Drew's secretary, Mary-Will Tellfair. Shortly after their arrival, Henry Drew is murdered; suspicion falls on Ralph, the owner of the murder weapon, a curious Chinese dagger; but subsequent events lead Hung Chin Chung to confess to the crime.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bertram Grassby
Hung Chin Chung
Marjorie Daw
Mary-Will Tellfair
Ruth King
Carlotta Drew
Wade Boteler
Mark Drew
William A. Carroll
Henry Drew
George Webb
Dr. Parker
Edmund Burns
Ralph Coolidge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Irvin Willat
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Bertram Grassby and Marjorie Daw and Ruth King carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0012160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Irvin Willat directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2105 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Bertram Grassby and Marjorie Daw and Ruth King carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0012160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.