
Charmed by the bright smile of Taro San, a Japanese rickshaw boy, Grant Barton takes the young man to the United States as his valet. Grant marries Marion Craig, but when she departs for California to visit her sick mother, he becomes enamored of Tonia Marsh, a vamp.

E. Magnus Ingleton
United States

Stepping back into the annals of early cinema, one often finds narratives that, despite their age and perhaps simpler technical execution, resonate with surprisingly complex human emotions. Who Is to Blame? is precisely one such film, a melodrama that, through its earnest portrayal of love, infidelity, loyalty, and ...

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Frank Borzage

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" Stepping back into the annals of early cinema, one often finds narratives that, despite their age and perhaps simpler technical execution, resonate with surprisingly complex human emotions. Who Is to Blame? is precisely one such film, a melodrama that, through its earnest portrayal of love, infidelity, loyalty, and cultural misunderstanding, manages to etch itself into the viewer's consciousness. Directed with a keen eye for human drama, this picture, penned by E. Magnus Ingleton, presents a ..."


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