Thousand Pieces of Gold

Item

Title

Thousand Pieces of Gold

Description

In 1880's China, young Lalu is sold into marriage by her impoverished father. Rather than becoming a bride, Lalu ends up in an Idaho gold-mining town, the property of a saloon owner who renames her China Polly and plans to sell her as entertainment for the locals. Refusing to become a whore, Lalu ultimately finds her own way in this strange country filled with white demons

Creator

Nancy Kelly

Date

1991

Publisher

American Playhouse

Source

Based on 1981 novel of the same name by Ruthanne Lun McCunn.

Subject

Film

Original Format

35mm Film

Duration

105 minutes

producer

Nancy Kelly (Producer)
Kenji Yamamoto (Producer)
Sidney Kantor (Executive Producer)
Lindsay Law (Executive Producer)
John Sham (Executive Producer)

director

Nancy Kelly

Item sets

KSC Film Archive

Putnam Screening Collection