Beheading the Chinese Prisoner
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Italic title Template:Infobox film/short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[". Beheading the Chinese Prisoner, also known as Beheading a Chinese Prisoner, was a 1900 silent film produced by Siegmund Lubin. The 42-second-long film, which was inspired by news reports of the Boxer Rebellion, was produced on the roof of the Lubin Studios building in Philadelphia.[1][2]
It is considered an early example of "yellowface", and is featured in Arthur Dong's 2007 documentary film Hollywood Chinese.[3][4]
Description of the film
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A Chinese prisoner is tried before one of the chiefs, and being found guilty, is sentenced to be beheaded, which sentence is immediately executed. The executioner displays the head to the spectators to serve as a warning for evil doers. Very exciting.
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Status
A print of Beheading is kept in the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film.[5]
References
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- ↑ Diversity of Talent and Spirit, from the New York Times, by Nathan Lee; published May 2, 2008; retrieved August 18, 2011
- ↑ The History Of 'Hollywood Chinese' Template:Webarchive, from AsianWeek, by Philip W. Chung; published April 11, 2008; retrieved August 18, 2011
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