The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West

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Production countries: US
Origin countries: US
Language: XX
Spoken: No Language
Production: Mandarin Film
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

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Production countries: US
Origin countries: US
Language: XX
Spoken: No Language
Production: Mandarin Film
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A

family relationshipssilent filmchinese americanwoman directoryoung couplepartially lost filmassimilation

The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West NR

Released 12 May, 1916 35min

The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West NR

Released 12 May, 1916 35min

Directed by Marion E. Wong

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... see more

Directed by Marion E. Wong