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The House Without a Key (1926)
Character: The Young Chinese Girl (uncredited)
A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty years. Minerva, sister to the estranged brothers, comes from Boston to try to reconcile the two men. John Quincy Winterslip, Dan's nephew, receives a letter instructing him to retrieve a box from an attic in San Francisco and dump the contents into the ocean. He is on board a ship bound for Hawaii in which other passengers are also after the box. Dan Winterslip is murdered. Charlie Chan, a Chinese detective, offers to help solve the killing and the mysteries surround the box. Chan is looking for the person whose wristwatch is missing the number 'three.'
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Reaching for the Moon (1930)
Character: Coat Girl (uncredited)
Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. He then loses his fortune in the market crash and feels he has also lost his girl.
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The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
Character: Miao Lin
A murder mystery about the smuggling of illegal Chinese aliens into America through Chinatown.
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Chinatown Squad (1935)
Character: Wanda - Telephone Operator
Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.
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Roar of the Dragon (1932)
Character: Chinese Proprietor's Daughter
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. Carson must contend with the bandits outside and the conflicting personalities of those trapped inside the inn, as well as dealing with spies among the inn's personnel.
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The Non-Stop Flight (1926)
Character: Chinese Hostage (uncredited)
In 1906 Sweden, Captain Lars Larson (Knute Erickson) goes on a sea voyage, leaving his wife (Marcella Daly) behind expecting their first child. Unbeknownst to him while he is at sea, a bitter rival kidnaps her and makes it look as though she left him willingly. When he returns and discovers their home abandoned, he all but goes mad with bitterness and rage, destroying their home. In the years that follow, Larson becomes a sadistic, drunken reprobate of the sea, working for smugglers carrying all kinds of illegal cargo, including drugs -- and human cargo.
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Ambassador Bill (1931)
Character: Dinner Guest
An American ambassador arrives in a small country that is being convulsed by political intrigue and civil unrest. He befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king, to ensure that the boy is prepared to take on the role and also to see that he lives long enough to assume the crown.
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Mr. Wu (1927)
Character: Friend of Nang Ping (uncredited)
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
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Union Depot (1932)
Character: Chinese Woman Wanting Sedan (uncredited)
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metropolitan train station, are Chick and his friend Scrap Iron, both newly released from prison after serving time for vagrancy. Hungry and desperate for a break, Chick fortuitously comes across across a valise abandoned by a drunken traveler. In it he finds a shaving kit and a suit of clothes with a bankroll, which help transform the affable tramp into a dashing gent. After buying himself a meal, Chick seeks some female companionship among the many hustlers who walk the station. He propositions Ruth Collins, a stranded, out-of-work showgirl and takes her to the station's hotel.
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George White's 1935 Scandals (1935)
Character: Japanese Girl - Old Southern Custom (uncredited)
A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his new show.
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The Hatchet Man (1932)
Character: Wong's Secretary Miss Ling (uncredited)
When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.
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Tiger Shark (1932)
Character: Oriental Lady Barber (uncredited)
A Portuguese tuna fisherman catches his bride with his first mate.
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Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Character: Ling Tse
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
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Young Bride (1932)
Character: Chop Suey Restaurant Hostess (uncredited)
A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.
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Way for a Sailor (1930)
Character: Singapore Party Girl
A devoted sailor jeopardizes his love life for love of the sea.
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Fury of the Jungle (1933)
Character: Chita
Joan Leesom is stranded in a remote South American jungle village. She is pursued by the rapacious Taggart Taggart, however, has been involved with the beautiful native girl Chita. Chita now feels nothing but hatred for Joan, creating a deadly triangle that leads to an explosive ending.
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Blondie Johnson (1933)
Character: Lulu
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
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