The Toll of the Sea (1922 film) - Directed by Chester M. Franklin - Full Movie

While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship.

The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin, produced by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, released by Metro Pictures, and featuring Anna May Wong in her first leading role. The film was written by Frances Marion and directed by Chester M. Franklin (brother of director Sidney Franklin), with the lead roles played by Wong and Kenneth Harlan. The plot was a variation of the Madama Butterfly story, set in China instead of Japan. The film was the second Technicolor feature (after 1917's The Gulf Between), the first color feature made in Hollywood, and the first Technicolor color feature anywhere that did not require a special projector to be used for screenings. The film premiered on November 26, 1922, at the Rialto Theatre in New York City, and went into general release on January 22, 1923.

Directed by: Chester M. Franklin
Written by: Frances Marion
Produced by: Herbert T. Kalmus
Starring: Anna May Wong, Kenneth Harlan, Beatrice Bentley
Cinematography: J.A. Ball
Edited by: Hal C. Kern
Production company: Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation
Distributed by: Metro Pictures Corporation
Release date: November 26, 1922 (NYC), January 22, 1923 (US)
Running time: 53 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent English intertitles