East Is West - Production & Contact Info

East Is West (1930)
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75 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

East Is West (1930)

Passed

75 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage.

Director

Monta Bell

Writers

Samuel Shipman (play) | John B. Hymer (play) | Winifred Reeve (adaptation) (as Winifred Eaton Reeve) | Tom Reed (screenplay and dialogue)

Producers

Monta Bell | Carl Laemmle Jr.

Composer

Heinz Roemheld

Cinematographer

Jerome Ash

Editor

Fred Allen

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Updated Oct 23, 1930

Release date

Oct 23, 1930 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Lupe Velez Ming Toy Ming Toy See fewer	The Girl from Mexico (1939)
Lew Ayres Billy Benson (as Lewis Ayres) Billy Benson (as Lewis Ayres) See fewer	Holiday (1938)
Edward G. Robinson Charlie Yong Charlie Yong See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
E. Alyn Warren Lo Sang Kee Lo Sang Kee See fewer	Red Wine (1928)
Tetsu Komai Hop Toy Hop Toy See fewer	Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Henry Kolker Mr. Benson Mr. Benson See fewer	Holiday (1938)
Mary Forbes Mrs. Benson Mrs. Benson See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Edgar Norton Thomas Thomas See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Charles Middleton Dr. Fredericks Dr. Fredericks See fewer	Duck Soup (1933)
Jean Hersholt Man Man See fewer	Greed (1924)
Bill Elliott Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Across the Sierras (1941)