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Mr. Wu
An MGM drama of revenge, 1927.
What
A 1927 lobby card for the MGM drama Mr. Wu, directed by William Nigh from a 1913 stage play.
Why
Its star plays a patriarch who takes revenge on the Englishman who seduced his daughter.
Notice
Renée Adorée and Ralph Forbes share a kiss in the scene.
“A father's revenge”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- Mr. Wu (1927), dir. William Nigh
- Country / studio
- United States · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Format
- Lobby card
- Poster published
- U.S. lobby card, 1927
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18. Star-portrait piece: sold as the artifact, the film named, the star incidental.
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