
Mahlee and Blanche Sackville are half-sisters, Blanche the daughter of an Englishman and his wife, Mahlee of the Englishman and his Chinese mistress. Mahlee rejects her people and attempts to find a life for herself among the Europeans. But she finds the color line impossible to pass and returns to lead her Chinese people in rebellion.

as Mahlee & Blanche Sackville

as Dr. Sam Wang

as Gen. Jung-Lu

as Sir Philip Sackville

as Andrew Handel

as Rev. Alex Templeton

as Chung

as Luang-Ma

as Mrs. Templeton

as Eurasian woman (uncredited)