The clash of East and West, of tolerance and bigotry, of man and woman play out in this vivid early Talkie. Richard Barthelmess portrays Sam Lee, a Chinese-American who, stung by racial slurs, leaves his wealthy father's New York home to make his own way in Europe. There he falls for a beauty (Constance Bennett) who proves beauty is only skin deep when she discovers Sam's heritage and vents her fury in a shocking, not-to-be-missed scene of pure racial hatred. A bold look at intolerance that helped secure Warner Bros. studio's reputation for social-conscience filmmaking, Son of the Gods was also a reprise of sorts for Barthelmess: He played a Chinese opposite Lillian Gish in D.W. Griffith's famed Broken Blossoms.
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 30 minutes
>Video: Color
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1930
>Label: Warner
Starring: Richard Barthelmess;Constance Bennett;Anders Randolf;E. Alyn Warren;Claude King
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 30 minutes
>Video: Color
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1930
>Label: Warner
Starring: Richard Barthelmess;Constance Bennett;Anders Randolf;E. Alyn Warren;Claude King
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