Director(s)Sidney Franklin
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The Forbidden City (1918) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Sidney Franklin .

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Fun Size Review: The Forbidden City (1918)

By Movies, Silently on Apr 26, 2013 From Movies Silently

Toy find her father. The audience wishes she hadn’t. Norma Talmadge plays a Chinese maiden (hoo boy) who falls for American diplomat Thomas Meighan. The romance ends in tragedy for Miss Talmadge but not before she gives birth to a daughter who grows up to also be Norma Talmadge. The daughter s... Read full article


The Forbidden City (1918) A Silent Film Review

By Movies, Silently on Feb 3, 2013 From Movies Silently

Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan play an ill-fated interracial couple. When their secret marriage is discovered, Talmadge is executed by the Emperor of China for daring to marry a white man. Her daughter (also Talmadge) grows up and sets out to discover her American roots. The Forbidden City?begins... Read full article


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