Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fisherman's widow but when Yen Sin discovers a plot to blackmail the minister he must step forward to unmask the real villain. Film is a fascinating document encapsulating the widely shared misconceptions and stereotypes about Asian Americans that flavored the Hollywood melodrama of the early 1900's.
"Tells the story of Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman who drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fisherman's widow, displacing another man who had been in love with her. The man has his revenge and only Yen Sin knows the truth."
"Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fisherman's widow but when Yen Sin discovers a plot to blackmail the minister he must step forward to unmask the real villain. Film is a fascinating document encapsulating the widely shared misconceptions and stereotypes about Asian Americans that flavored the Hollywood melodrama of the early 1900's."@en
"Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fisherman's widow, displacing another man who had been in love with her. The man has his revenge and only Yen Sin knows the truth."
"Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fisherman's widow, displacing another man who had been in love with her. The man has his revenge and only Yen Sin knows the truth."@en
"A story of love and blackmail, assisted by a strange outcast Chinaman."@en
"Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fishermans̓ widow, displacing another man who had been in love with her. The man has his revenge and only Yen Sin knows the truth."@en
"Yen Sin, a Chinese laundryman, drifts into a little fishing village in the wake of a storm which takes the life of one of the leading fishermen of the village. Shortly thereafter, the new minister marries the fishermans̓ widow, displacing another man who had been in love with her. The man has his revenge and only Yen Sin knows the truth."
"Lon Chaney stars as a Chinese laundryman caught in a web of small-town jealousy and extortion in Shadows."@en
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