Shame

William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese woman looks after the child, and Foo Chang, a trader, lusts after her. Because he believes she is David’s mother, he kills Fielding.…

William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese woman looks after the child, and Foo Chang, a trader, lusts after her. Because he believes she is David’s mother, he kills Fielding.…

A film directed by , released in 1921.

New York police sergeant Jim Dark is determined that his daughter, Jenny, will be shielded from any knowledge of evil. Consequently, she lives in a dream world, imagining herself to be a descendant of Saint Jeanne d’Arc, but has a…

A Alan Crosland Sr. film directed by , released in 1921.

Carlotta Peel, who though sheltered from the facts of life by her Victorian aunt has acquired some knowledge from indiscriminate reading, meets Diaz, a celebrated pianist, at a concert and spends the evening with him. Later, in London, she acquires…

Kurz vor Weihnachten in einem britischen Küstenstädtchen. Der Alltag der Bewohner wird mit einem Schlag jäh aus der Bahn geworfen, als schwer bewaffnete Soldaten in den Ort einfallen und die Menschen äußerst rüde dazu auffordern, ihre Häuser unter keinen Umständen…

A Kenneth Webb film directed by , released in 1921.

Pinto Peters and his pal Chuckwalla Bill ride into town just as the editor of the local newspaper is being urged to leave by a gang of thugs led by Joe Reedly. The pair give the editor $100 and get…

A Ralph Ince film directed by , released in 1921.

Actress Fay McMillan finds her child, Pauline, whom she deserted years ago, in an orphanage, but Monty, her financer, objects to her taking the girl back.