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  • Fifty Candles (1921)
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Fifty Candles (1921)
Mystery

Hung Chin Chung, a philosopher of noble birth, is deported from Hawaii to his native China, where he faces certain death at the hands of his enemies. American millionaire Henry Drew offers to reprieve Hung, if the young philosopher becomes...See moreHung Chin Chung, a philosopher of noble birth, is deported from Hawaii to his native China, where he faces certain death at the hands of his enemies. American millionaire Henry Drew offers to reprieve Hung, if the young philosopher becomes his indentured servant for the next twenty years. Rage at his humiliation and inability to marry as a free man smolders in Hung throughout his servitude. Toward the end of his indenture, Hung sails to San Francisco, California, with Drew and his wife. Also on board is Drew's business associate, Ralph Coolidge, who is in love with Mary-Will Tellfair, the millionaire's stenographer. Shortly after their arrival, Drew is stabbed to death, and suspicion falls on Ralph, the owner of the curious Chinese dagger that is identified as the murder weapon. However, subsequent events lead Hung to confess to the crime. Written by AFI See less
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Director
Irvin Willat (as Irvin V. Willat)
Writers
Earl Derr Biggers (novel) | L.V. Jefferson (adaptation) | H. Thomson Rich (adaptation)
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Updated Dec 11, 1921

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Dec 11, 1921 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Bertram Grassby
Hung Chin Chung Hung Chin Chung   See fewer
Marjorie Daw
Mary-Will Tellfair Mary-Will Tellfair   See fewer
Ruth King
Carlotta Drew Carlotta Drew   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Mark Drew Mark Drew   See fewer
William A. Carroll
Henry Drew (as William Carroll) Henry Drew (as William Carroll)   See fewer
George Webb
Dr. Parker Dr. Parker   See fewer
Edmund Burns
Ralph Coolidge (as Edward Burns) Ralph Coolidge (as Edward Burns)   See fewer
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