The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West (1916)
35m
Running Time
May 12, 1916Release Date
The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West (1916)
35m
Running Time
May 12, 1916Release Date

Plot.
The Curse of Quon Gwon is the oldest known Chinese-American film and one of the earliest American silent features made by a woman. Only two reels of the film survive, and no intertitles are known to exist, making it difficult to parse out the exact plot. An article in the July 17, 1917 issue of The Moving Picture World states that the film "deals with the curse of a Chinese god that follows his people because of the influence of western civilization." The film also touches on themes of Chinese assimilation into American society. Formally premiering in 1917, no distributor was willing to purchase a Chinese-American film without racial stereotypes. Considered a devastating financial failure, the film was only screened two more times until its rediscovery in 2004. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.
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Cast & Crew.

Violet Wong
The Bride (uncredited)

Marion E. Wong
The Unkind Woman (uncredited) / Director / Producer / Writer

Harvey Soo Hoo
The Groom (uncredited)

Chin Shee
Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Ben Lim
Producer
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
family relationships
silent film
chinese american
woman director
young couple
partially lost film
assimilation
preserved film
Wiki.
The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West is a black-and-white silent film. Filmed c. 1916 or 1917, it was never released and long thought lost. Two reels of an estimated total of seven or eight survived and were restored, rendering the film incomplete.
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