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City Butterfly
1929 · 1 hr 42 mins
In this, her second silent film with Eichberg, Wong plays Princess Butterfly, an exotic Parisian fan dancer whose “death leap through a circle of naked swords” act goes tragically wrong. Blamed for the impalement of a fellow performer, she runs away and takes shelter with a handsome but starving painter who she brings luck.
Director: Richard Eichberg
Cast: Anna May Wong, Alexander Granach, Nien Sön Ling, S.Z. Sakall, Elwood Fleet Bostwick