Mr. Wu (1918)
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| Original title | Mr. Wu |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1918 |
| length | 66 minutes |
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| Director | Lupu pick |
| script | Lupu pick |
| production | Lupu Pick for Rex-Film (Berlin) |
| camera | Axel Graatkjaer |
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Mr. Wu is a German silent film sensation drama from 1918. Directed by Lupu Pick , Carl Meinhard plays the title role and Manja Tzatschewa the lead roles. Lupu Pick wrote the screenplay based on the play of the same name (1913) by Maurice Vernon and Harold Owen .
action
Edward Gregory is the head of a large trading company in China. One day he had his son Basil brought to China to introduce him to the business. Basil turns out to be lazy and not very interested; his focus is rather on the pretty Nang Ping, the only daughter of the influential Chinese merchant Wu Hang. Mr. Wu is not at all happy with the tussle he has observed, and so he separates the two by letting his daughter spend his country home. Basil Gregory also clearly feels Mr. Wu's displeasure with this European-Chinese liaison, as the Chinese clearly let him feel his power. But Basil doesn't even think about forgetting his Nang Ping and secretly sneaks into Mr. Wu's country house. There he is quickly arrested by Wu's men. Angry at his daughter's disobedience, Wu Nang has Ping killed.
Father Edward Gregory now intervenes and asks Wu to release his son. But he refuses and instead demands that the Briton send his wife Alice to him. Alice pleads for mercy for her son, but Mr. Wu, dressed in a festive robe, reminds her with a cold smile of a similar meeting they both had once in London. At that time he had courted her favor and affection and was only scornfully rejected by her. In the greatest desperation, Alice Gregory then tries to poison herself. But the suspicious Mr. Wu, who believes that she is planning an attack on him, exchanges the two teacups and swallows the poison intended for her. When he begins to feel its effects, he pulls a sword from the wall with the last of his strength to kill Alice. In the tumult, however, the dying only hits the big gong, which signifies the servants to enter the room. Mr. Wu is dead and Alice and her son Basil can leave the dreadful place unharmed.
Production notes
Mr. Wu passed film censorship in April 1918 and premiered in June of the same year in Berlin's Tauentzienpalast . The five-act film was around 1,345 meters long in the original version. On November 15, 1918, the Vienna premiere of the 1450 meter long film also took place.
The same story was soon filmed twice: in 1919 by Maurice Elvey in Great Britain and in 1927 in Hollywood with Lon Chaney senior .
criticism
In Paimann's film lists you can read: “Substance is highly dramatic. Photos, scenery and especially the game were excellent. (A hit of the first order.). "
Web links
- Mr. Wu in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mr. Wu at The German Early Cinema Database
- Mr. Wu at filmportal.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mr. Wu ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Paimann's film lists
