The Toll of the Sea
For every joy the sea casts up, it takes a toll of twice that joy in sorrow.
1923 | 54m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Chester M. Franklin |
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| Writer: | Frances Marion |
| Staring: |
| A young Chinese woman saves an American man washed up onto the shore and the two fall in love, only for him to have second thoughts. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 22, 1923 |
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| Director: | Chester M. Franklin |
| Writer: | Frances Marion |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | suicide, culture clash, based on play or musical, silent film, mixed race child, partially lost film, mixed race marriage, chinese girl, restored |
| Production Companies | Metro Pictures Corporation, Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Beatrice Bentley | Barbara 'Elsie' Carver |
| Kenneth Harlan | Allen Carver |
| Anna May Wong | Lotus Flower |
| Priscilla Moran | Little Allen |
| Etta Lee | Gossip |
| Ming Young | Gossip |
| Name | Job |
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| Chester M. Franklin | Director |
| Frances Marion | Story, Writer |
| Hal C. Kern | Editor |
| J.A. Ball | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Herbert T. Kalmus | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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