Chinese merchant Wing Lung and Elizabeth Mendall, an American, marry and have a son named Jang Lung. Because Elizabeth wants Jang Lung to be raised as a Christian, Wing Lung locks her in the cellar and she becomes insane. Jang meets Marcell Matthews at an Eastern university, and she returns with him to San Francisco to be married.
Sessue Hayakawa
as Jang Lung
Doris Pawn
as Marcell Matthews
Marin Sais
as Elizabeth Mendall
James Cruze
as Wing Lung
Winter Hall
as Brand Matthews
Togo Yamamoto
as Foo Sing
James Wang
as Luk Tim Eli
George King
as Lee Willie
Larry Steers
as Ben Walton
