

Shame
DirectorEmmett J. Flynn
“The gripping story of a soul's struggle against Shame and a Love that conquered Fear.”
William Fielding, a young widower, is living in Shanghai with his little boy, David. A young Chinese woman looks after the child, and Foo Chang, a trader, lusts after her. Because he believes she is David's mother, he kills Fielding. Fielding's faithful secretary, Li Clung, takes the boy to San Francisco to be raised by his grandfather. As an adult, David (also played by Gilbert) fights against opium trafficking with Li Clung's help.
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Cast

John Gilbert
William Fielding / David Field

Michael D. Moore
David, at 5

Frankie Lee
David, at 10

George Siegmann
Foo Chang

William V. Mong
Li Clung

Doris Pawn
Winifred Wellington

Anna May Wong
Lotus Blossom

George Nichols
Jonathan Fielding

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