Son of the Gods (1930)
1h 30m
Running Time
March 9, 1930Release Date
Son of the Gods (1930)
1h 30m
Running Time
March 9, 1930Release Date
Plot.
The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the socialite (Constance Bennett) he loves learns of his heritage.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Barthelmess
Sam Lee
Constance Bennett
Allana
Anders Randolf
Wagner
E. Alyn Warren
Lee Ying
Frank Lloyd
Director
Mildred Van Dorn
Eileen
Rex Beach
Writer
Barbara Leonard
Mabel
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 9, 1930
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Budget$436,000
Box Office$1,432,000
Genres
Wiki.
Son of the Gods is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film with Technicolor sequences, produced and released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Rex Beach. Richard Barthelmess and Constance Bennett star as a couple in love who have a falling out when she discovers that, though he looks Caucasian, he is actually Chinese.