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The Toll of the Sea

The Toll of the Sea

1923 · 54 min · EN · 6.3 (31 votes)
Dir. Chester M. Franklin · Starring Beatrice Bentley, Kenneth Harlan, Anna May Wong, Priscilla Moran, Etta Lee, Ming Young

“For every joy the sea casts up, it takes a toll of twice that joy in sorrow.”

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A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts.

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A visually stunning, yet deeply sorrowful melodrama. Experience the lush, early Technicolor hues clash with a heartbreaking story of love, societal barriers, and devastating consequences. It's a poignant, old-world tragedy.

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