In the best movies of 1927 : Ralph Forbes

Actors Ralph Forbes and Lon Chaney in a scene from the silent film, "Mr. Wu." Chaney, in yellowface, points to Forbes who is tied to a tree while a third actor in the background holds a knife.

Publication date: 1928-01-01

Size: 13 x 14.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Actors--American--1920-1930
• Actors--British--1920-1930
• Forbes, Ralph, 1905-1951--Performances
• Mr. Wu (Motion picture)
• Yellowface--1920-1930
• Silent films--1920-1930
• Chaney, Lon, 1883-1930--Performances
• Ethnic stereotypes--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Film stills

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (January 1, 1928), Picture Section, p. 8

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg