The Son-Daughter (1932)
Since no one in the cast of The Son-Daughter is Chinese, it’s easy to imagine the story being transported to a different culture and environment. The basic story still works, so I don’t know why they made everyone pretend to be Chinese in the first place. A young couple is in love, but because of propriety, respect for their families, and a duty to problems greater to their own leads them to be separated as the girl is married off to a man she doesn’t love. This is not a uniquely Chinese story, but Helen Hayes, Roman Novarro, Lewis Stone, Ralph Morgan, and H.B. Warner were all made up in costumes, wigs, and make up and told to act in stereotypical facial and body expressions.
The basic story isn’t bad, but since the “white-washing” of early Hollywood is sometimes pretty painful to watch, this won’t be a classic you’ll want to watch over and over again. Die-hard Helen Hayes fans will want to watch it, but until the very end climax, she isn’t given much opportunity to shine. It’s a pretty chilling ending, though, so be prepared. For a similar story about familial duty with Helen deferring to her dad Lewis Stone, check out Vanessa, Her Love Story if you want to see her without so much makeup.
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The basic story isn’t bad, but since the “white-washing” of early Hollywood is sometimes pretty painful to watch, this won’t be a classic you’ll want to watch over and over again. Die-hard Helen Hayes fans will want to watch it, but until the very end climax, she isn’t given much opportunity to shine. It’s a pretty chilling ending, though, so be prepared. For a similar story about familial duty with Helen deferring to her dad Lewis Stone, check out Vanessa, Her Love Story if you want to see her without so much makeup.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Cinema Central" for posting!
More Helen Hayes movies here!
More Lewis Stone movies here!