China Bound

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China Bound
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Directed by Charles Reisner
Written by Frank Butler (story)
Sylvia Thalberg (story)
Peggy Kelly (writer)
Robert E. Hopkins (intertitles)
Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Starring Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
Cinematography Reggie Lanning
Edited by George Hively
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 28, 1929 (1929-05-28)
Running time
74 minutes; 7 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

China Bound is a 1929 silent film comedy produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is rarely seen today due to some of its Asian racial content. A scene from the film was shown in the comedy retrospective MGM's Big Parade of Comedy (1965). [1] [2]

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Copies of the film are held at George Eastman House and Filmoteca Espanola (Madrid). [3]

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References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: China Bound
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: China Bound