East Is West (1930 film)

East is West
Promotional poster
Directed by Monta Bell
Written by Samuel Shipman (play)
John B. Hymer (play)
Tom Reed (screenplay, dialogue)
Winnifred Eaton
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Monta Bell
E. M. Asher
Starring Lupe Vélez
Lew Ayres
Edward G. Robinson
Cinematography Jerome Ash
Edited by Harry Marker
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Sam Perry
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • October 23, 1930
Running time
 75 minutes
Country United States
Language English

East Is West is a 1930 American pre-Code crime drama film produced and distributed by Universal. It was directed by Monta Bell and stars Lupe Vélez, Lew Ayres and Edward G. Robinson. It is based on a 1918 Broadway play, East is West, which starred Fay Bainter. A silent film version from 1922, also titled East Is West, starred Constance Talmadge.

E. Alyn Warren reprises his role from the silent version.

Plot

Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage.

Cast