The Curse of Quon Gwon
| The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marion Wong |
| Starring | Violet Wong, Harvey Soohoo |
| Release date(s) | 1916-1917 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West is a 1916-1917 black-and-white silent film. It was apparently never released and long thought lost. It was restored in 2006 by the Academy Film Archive from the two reels helped preserved by filmmaker Arthur Dong. As of 2007, it is the earliest known Chinese American feature film. It is also one of the earliest films directed by a woman, Marion Wong. In 1968, Violet Wong, told her grandson Gregory Mark, "There's an old film in the basement, you do something with it." Mark turned it into 16mm, and a year later, Violet showed the film to her family at Christmas. Parts of the film are still missing.
In December 2006 the film was recognized as a culturally, historically and aesthetically significant film by the National Film Registry [1]
[edit] References
- ^ Librarian of Congress Adds Home Movie, Silent Films and Hollywood Classics to Film Preservation List
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