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Anna May Wong Lives!
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PiccadillyPiccadilly
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The luminous Anna May Wong bolts through the murky past and creaky cinematic conventions of the 1920s fully alive. Excellent restoration, loaded with extras.
Chu Chin ChowChu Chin Chow
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Just released 3-DVD collector's edition of the 1934 British musical comedy starring Anna May Wong. A fine role in a campy classic.
Anna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television WorkAnna May Wong: A Complete Guide to Her Film, Stage, Radio and Television Work by Philip Leibfried
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Scrupulously researched and authoritative filmography. Solid facts on all aspects of her career in film, stage, television and radio. The most focused and successful book available on Wong.
Shanghai Express [VHS]Shanghai Express [VHS]
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Directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich, this film is perhaps Wong's Hollywood high point. Wong archly underplays the role of Chinese concubine, Hue Fei. Not yet on DVD.
Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood LegendAnna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend by Graham Russell Gao Hodges
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Though it would benefit from judicious re-editing, Hodges' book is nonetheless an accessible and sometimes insightful intro to Wong's life and films.
The Thief of Bagdad (Deluxe Edition)The Thief of Bagdad (Deluxe Edition)
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As the scantily clad Mongol spy, the teenage Wong more than holds her own in an erotically charged scene with the dashing star, Douglas Fairbanks. Wong performs with dance-like grace.
Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong (1905-1961) (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series)Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong (1905-1961) (Scarecrow Filmmakers Series) by Anthony B. Chan
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The most academically ambitious book on Wong. Chan examines her life and work in various theoretical, philosophical and political contexts.
The Sherlock Holmes: A Study in ScarletThe Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
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Wong---perhaps the first L.A. teen fashion model turned actress---plays the cool and slinky Mrs. Pyke in this early Sherlock Holmes entry.
Treasures from American Film ArchivesTreasures from American Film Archives
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The 4-disc set features Wong's 1922 two-strip Technicolor film, The Toll of the Sea, containing one of the first of her many on-screen deaths. Soon to be re-released.
The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and the Transformation of American OrientalismThe China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and the Transformation of American Orientalism by Karen J. Leong
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An eagerly anticipated contribution to the expanding field of Asian American studies. Available July 2005.
Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World (An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction--Revised and Updated)Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World (An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction--Revised and Updated)
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Still relevant and inspiring, Anna May Wong peers provocatively from the cover of this collection of vital writings by contemporary Asian American authors.
Peter PanPeter Pan
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The statuesque Wong plays Princess Tiger Lily to Betty Bronson's diminuitive Peter Pan in this silent classic.
ImpactImpact
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Wong does not get a lot of screen time in her second-to-last feature, an obscure bit of 40's film noir.
Hurrell's Hollywood PortraitsHurrell's Hollywood Portraits by Mark A. Vieira
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A master of composition and lighting, Hurrell was the Rembrandt of Hollywood glamour. His portrait of Wong is a smoldering study in chiaroscuro.
Hollywood Glamor PortraitsHollywood Glamor Portraits
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Contains a portrait of Wong in the Introduction. A rare inclusion of Wong's image in a general interest, mass market film book.
Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code HollywoodComplicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood by Mick LaSalle
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In pre-code Hollywod, almost anything could happen. Wong's frank portrayal of Hue Fei in Shanghai Expess (1932) would be unthinkable a few years later.
The Girls: Sappho Goes to HollywoodThe Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood by Diana McLellan
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Was she, or wasn't she? McLellan thinks so.
Hirschfeld's Hollywood: The Film Art of Al HirschfeldHirschfeld's Hollywood: The Film Art of Al Hirschfeld by David Leopold
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The great Hirschfeld drew a caricature of the young Wong in 1927. Alas, not executed in his tradmark mature style.
Danger and BeautyDanger and Beauty by Jessica Hagedorn
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Contains Hagedorn's "The Death of Anna May Wong," and other raw and challenging poetic visions from the interface of Asia & America. Poetry & prose set to a rockin' beat.
The Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn WaughThe Essays, Articles and Reviews of Evelyn Waugh
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Weighing in at 662 pages, this collection contains "My Favourite Film Star," Waugh's 2-page, 1930 paean to "Miss Wong."
Evelyn Waugh: The Later Years 1939-1966 (Stannard, Martin//Evelyn Waugh)Evelyn Waugh: The Later Years 1939-1966 (Stannard, Martin//Evelyn Waugh) by Martin Stannard
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Second volume of Waugh's definitive bio describes his 1947 visit to Hollywood where he had tea with Wong. Contains photo of the meeting. Elements of trip used in novel, The Loved One.
Girls on FilmGirls on Film by Julie Burchill
An acerbic and catty survey of American cinema and its glamorous female stars, from Theda Bara to Irene Cara. Makes a good point about Asian women in Hollywood, but her treatment of Wong is brief.
Good Earth [VHS]Good Earth [VHS]
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Alas, Anna May Wong is NOT in MGM's treatment of Pearl S. Buck's Pulitzer-winning novel about China. Oscar winner, Luise Rainer, stars as O-Lan.