Slaying the Dragon (1988) — documentary, tv-movie film. Directed by Deborah Gee. Starring Herb Wong, Nancy Kwan, Amy Hill, Nobu McCarthy.
Documentary, TV Movie · 8/10 · 58 min · 1988
A highly-critical documentary about the history of Asian-American actresses in Hollywood. Features interviews with pioneering Asian-American actresses and clips from classic films, such as "The Thief of Bagdad," "The Good Earth" and "The World of Suzie Wong," interspersed with Asian/feminist sociological commentary.
Slaying the Dragon is title 1 of 2 in the Slaying the Dragon Collection release order. Next: Slaying the Dragon: Reloaded (2011).