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Movie Info

In Shanghai, an American girl smuggling opium is put under surveillance by an agent disguised as a mining engineer.

Genre:

drama
Director:

Tod Browning
Writer:

Tod Browning
Release Date (Theaters):

Aug 20, 1923 limited
Runtime:

1h 10m
Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Cast & Crew

Priscilla Dean
Cassie Cook , Lucille Preston

Matt Moore
Capt. Arthur Jarvis

Wallace Beery
Jules Repin

J. Farrell MacDonald
Murphy

Rose Dione
Madame Polly Voo

Edna Tichenor
Molly Norton

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Critic Reviews for Drifting

All Critics (3) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3)

Although the story has a somewhat abrupt termination, it is nevertheless interesting and in spots quite thrilling.

September 12, 2019 | Full Review…

NYT Staff
New York Times
Tod Browning directed, and though the film isn't as sensationalistic as his better-known horror films, it still offers flashes of his perverse imagination. There are compelling supporting performances from Wallace Beery and Anna May Wong.

September 12, 2019 | Full Review…

Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
...Anna May Wong has a larger role in this one, as the lovestruck daughter of the local opium supplier.

October 24, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Sarah Boslaugh
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