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Vendetta d'oriente

Titolo originale: Where East Is East
  • 1929
  • Passed
  • 1h 5min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
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Lon Chaney, Lloyd Hughes, Estelle Taylor, and Lupe Velez in Vendetta d'oriente (1929)
DrammaRomanticismoThriller

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaWhen an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.When an animal trapper in Indo-China finds that his daughter's fiancé is being successfully seduced by her estranged mother, he takes appropriate action.

  • Regia
    • Tod Browning
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Tod Browning
    • Harry Sinclair Drago
    • Waldemar Young
  • Star
    • Lon Chaney
    • Lupe Velez
    • Estelle Taylor
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    6,5/10
    757
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Tod Browning
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Tod Browning
      • Harry Sinclair Drago
      • Waldemar Young
    • Star
      • Lon Chaney
      • Lupe Velez
      • Estelle Taylor
    • 21Recensioni degli utenti
    • 16Recensioni della critica
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    Lon Chaney
    Lon Chaney
    • Tiger Haynes
    Lupe Velez
    Lupe Velez
    • Toyo Haynes
    Estelle Taylor
    Estelle Taylor
    • Mme. de Sylva
    Lloyd Hughes
    Lloyd Hughes
    • Bobby Bailey
    Louis Stern
    • Padré Angelo
    Mrs. Wong Wing
    • Ming
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Servant
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Charles Gemora
    Charles Gemora
    • Rangho the Gorilla
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Duke Kahanamoku
    Duke Kahanamoku
    • Wild Animal Trapper
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Mademoiselle Kithnou
    • de Sylva's Maid
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    Chris-Pin Martin
    Chris-Pin Martin
    • Native Hunter
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    Richard Neill
    Richard Neill
    • Rangho the Gorilla
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      • Tod Browning
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Tod Browning
      • Harry Sinclair Drago
      • Waldemar Young
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    8planktonrules

    And I thought cougars were only native to North and South America!

    The plot to "Where East Is East" is a bit kinky...and probably something the studios wouldn't have been allowed to make after the new, toughened Production Code took effect in mid-1934. While there's no nudity in the film, its plot is pretty odd and definitely pushed the boundaries back in 1929.

    The story is set in Southeast Asia. Toyo (Lupe Velez) has fallen for Bobby and they plan on marrying. However, before this Bobby and her father, 'Tiger' (Lon Chaney) are taking a trip together. On the ship, Bobby is vamped by an older woman, Madame de Silva. However, what Bobby doesn't know is that de Silva is his fiancee's estranged mother!!! And, when Tiger tells his ex-wife what she is doing, she doesn't seem to care....and actually seems to think it's even more of a challenge! Will this horny cougar destroy the upcoming nuptials or will something happen to stop this heartless woman?

    Now my first thought about all this is that the mother isn't the main villain. After all, Bobby is engaged and chasing another woman....so I was kinda hoping Tiger would punch him in the mush or toss him overboard during their trip. What actually does happen? See the film.

    While the film was very well made and acted, it should, of course, be pointed out that the Asians are not played by Asians. This was the norm in 1929 and my attitude is to look past this and realize it was just a product of its times and refusing to watch a film because of this seems like a bit of an overreaction...especially since it is such a good film. I loved Chaney in particular in the movie, as he not only was a very good actor but the makeup job he did on himself to make it look like his face had been mauled years ago was VERY convincing....not gross but pretty realistic. What's a bit less realistic is the guy in the gorilla suit...albeit it's a great looking gorilla suit compared to most in older films.

    As far as the story goes, it is lurid but also quite exciting. The sets and costumes are also lovely and, fortunately, most of the extras are actually Asians by heritage. Compared to other full length silents, it's quite good and still is very watchable.

    By the way, after the movie I thought "What's a gorilla doing in Southeast Asia?!"....and that is a puzzler!!
    onolaie

    Beautiful and romantic story with a REAL CLIMAX

    This film is so easy to watch and enjoy, Lupe Velez is a great under-rated actress and such an expert at pantomime (when she is happy, the viewer is happy, when she is sad, the viewer is sad). It could have been filmed with synchronous sound, but it is superb as a silent with some subtle sound effects. Lupe's eyes and body poses tell all her emotions, and her smile is so charming when it blossoms on screen into laughter. Lon Chaney is, well, um Lon Chaney, but there are some strange seamy undertones of incest with his jealous protection of Lupe (playing his daughter, Toyo) particularly when he pretends to be a tiger crouching on the floor and growling at Toyo whose laughter turns to tears as she rushes into his lap to cry and says she does "not want to play". Estelle Taylor as the absentee mother is sultry, seductive and gorgeous, her exotic costumes are extensions of her character. The surprise is that Lupe (the STAR) does not have any fantastic gowns to wear, not even at her own engagement dinner party. The scene with the enraged gorilla walking up the stairs to find her mother is chilling. Seems like the gorilla's eyes were visually enhanced, they shone with anger! You knew something awful would happen when the gorilla went insane when the mother showed up unexpectedly at the house. (Only Lon Chaney could have a caged pet African gorilla in Asia). A woman servant in the house prayed for the ancestors to remove the evil - that woman was the sweeter counterpart of the mother's personal maid who constantly betrays her. I kept waiting for the gorilla to get loose and I was not surprised. Reminds me of the climactic scenes at the end of "FREAKS" .. you never see the horrible brutality being committed, but you can easily imagine it. Estelle's wide open eyes were the same as Olga Baclanova's eyes in the rain before she was "chickenized". From start to finish the viewer correctly imagines the conclusion of all events, but you want to keep watching, and congratulate yourself for being right. This is film as art. This is very much a TOD BROWNING film.
    8gbill-74877

    Entertaining and somewhat disturbing - and Taylor and Velez light up the screen

    "Where East is East" is another entertaining and somewhat disturbing film from Director Tod Browning and Lon Chaney, this one set in Asia. Chaney plays a wild animal trainer whose daughter (Lupe Vélez) falls in love with a young man (Lloyd Hughes). After some initial reluctance, Chaney supports their intended marriage, but then trouble comes in the form of Madame de Sylva (Estelle Taylor), an Asian seductress. As she moves in on Hughes, we find out she's actually Chaney's old wife and Vélez's mother, who abandoned them long ago. A disturbing love triangle is thus formed between a young man and a mother and her daughter. Chaney snarls and is and tries to protect his daughter, compelling as always, but it's the women who steal this show. Vélez is a bundle of energy and plays her part with a touching innocence and charm, and Taylor absolutely lights up the screen from the moment she appears – her face and hair are just stunning. The two of them and a macabre (if a bit contrived) ending easily make this a film worth watching.

    Some notes of interest in the personal lives of the cast: Chaney would sadly die just one year later, and Vélez and Taylor would become such close friends that it would be Taylor at Vélez's side the night she committed suicide 15 years later.

    Also, some notes on the subject of race, always a lightning rod in watching these old films: It's disappointing that none of the principal Asian roles are played by Asians, Asian countries and cultures are muddled together, and Asian characters are shown butchering basic grammar even when they should be speaking in their native languages to one another. On the other hand, Browning doesn't play to other stereotypes, wisely doesn't attempt to make Taylor or Vélez look "more Asian" with garish make-up, knowing it would be ridiculous (see Renee Adoree in 1927's Mr. Wu, among others), and also includes three lines in correct Chinese, as opposed to putting up a hodgepodge of nonsensical characters. (And interestingly enough, he doesn't even translate those lines into English.) Not bad, especially for 1929.
    7SnoopyStyle

    late silent era

    Tiger Haynes (Lon Chaney) is a wild animal trapper in the jungles of Laos. He returns home to find his beloved daughter Toyo Haynes (Lupe Velez) in love with Bobby Bailey (Lloyd Hughes). He's the son of a powerful circus owner and one of Tiger's best customers.

    This is a late silent film. Sound is taking over and this one was released with a soundtrack. This movie has lots of animals and I'm sure that a circus was involved in some ways. It has some exotic feel, but the main characters are white. If one is willing to overlook the obsolescence, this is a good silent film. Silent era icon Lon Chaney would die a year later. He has nice scarred facial makeup and great physical acting.
    6wes-connors

    Prowling with Lon Chaney in Asia

    In Southeast Asia, scar-faced animal hunter Lon Chaney (as Tiger Haynes) is very protective of "pretty as the poppies in the morning sun" daughter Lupe Velez (as Toyo), who is dating cute Lloyd Hughes (as Bobby Bailey). Mr. Chaney, who likes to play bullfighting games with Ms. Velez, grows to accept Mr. Hughes after he helps save Velez from a loose tiger. When all seems idyllic, seductive Estelle Taylor (as Madame de Sylva) arrives to heighten interest in sex and revenge among the men.

    Directed by Tod Browning and top-billing Chaney, then the #2 "Box Office Star" according to the annual "Quigley Publications" exhibitors' poll, "Where East Is East" is nothing special; it features the expected Browning/Chaney formulaic moments, but they are mild when compared to some of the collaborators' other works. Despite some silly posturing and eye make-up, Ms. Taylor is most entertaining. She and Mr. Hughes are fun - and, watch out for Taylor's jealous lesbian attendant.

    ****** Where East Is East (5/4/29) Tod Browning ~ Lon Chaney, Lupe Velez, Estelle Taylor, Lloyd Hughes

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      Penultimate silent film for Lon Chaney and the last of ten films he made with director Tod Browning going back to 1919.
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      Toyo Haynes: [to Tiger] I have done such a terrible nice thing, Father. I have fall in love.

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      Referenced in L'uomo dai mille volti (1957)

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    • Data di uscita
      • 4 maggio 1929 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
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    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, Stati Uniti(Studio)
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      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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