Anna May Wong at Plaza

Northern Advocate, 19 August 1938, Page 9

Anna May Wong at Plaza

Amusements

The world's most inhuman racket.! the smuggling of aliens into America, j is the story of "Daughter of Shang- i hai.” the gripipng romance which j opened at the Plaza last night and j will be screened again this evening, j Anna May Wong, talented Chinese | actress. heads the cast which ■ also includes Charles Bickford, Larry . Crabbe. Evelyn Brent and many j others of rote. The story deals with j a beautiful Chinese girl who knew j 100 much to be permitted to live, j Quan Lin. wealthy merchant, is killed j by .alien smugglers when he refuses | to take some aliens off their hands. - His daughter. Lan Ying Lin. goes to < Mrs Hunt, wealthy society matron, for help. She introduces the girl to an : inspector and Kim Lee, a Government j agent. When they leave, it is re- : vealed that Mrs Hunt is the power; behind the smuggling ring. Deter- j mined to bring her father’s murderers | to justice. Lan Ying Sin turns detec- j live, and soon finds herself on a re- ( mote island, where she dances for a j living. While here, she discovers a ■•blind" for an alien receiving sta- ; lion, and disguises herself as a man, i after obtaining evidence against the smugglers. There is a thrilling inei- j dent when she escapes in a vessel and j is discovered. She then sets out t*> I bring her father's murders to book, j and succeeds in exposing the opera- j lions of the ring and ultimately of j smashing it. Anna May Wong acts i one of her best parts in this thrilling ' story. There is a strong supporting | programme. j