For the Freedom of the East

For the Freedom of the East
Poster
Directed byIra M. Mowry
Written byJ. Allan Dunn
Ira M. Lowry
StarringLady Tsen Mei
CinematographyDavid Calcagni
Production
company
Betzwood Pictures
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • October 1918 (1918-10)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

For the Freedom of the East is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring Lady Tsen Mei (born Josephine Augusta Moy). It was produced by Betzwood Pictures, an organization distantly affiliated with the soon to be defunct Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures.[1]

Cast

  • Lady Tsen Mei as Princess Tsu
  • Lai Mon Kim as The Viceroy
  • H. H. Pattee as Von Richtman (credited as Herbert Horton Pattee)
  • Ben Hendricks as Prince Kang
  • Robert Elliott as Robert Kenyon
  • Neil Moran as Minister Emmons, American Consul
  • Joe Chong (Undetermined Role)
  • Rosie Moey (Undetermined Role)
  • Lee Poy (Undetermined Role)
  • Edward Lee (Undetermined Role)
  • Gilbert Leong (Undetermined Role)

Preservation

With no prints of For the Freedom of the East located in any film archives,[2] it is a lost film.

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