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Thousand pieces of gold, American Playhouse Theatrical Films and Maverick Films International, Limited present a Kelly+Yamamoto production in association with Film Four International ; screenplay, Anne Makepeace ; produced by Kenji Yamamoto and Nancy Kelly ; directed by Nancy Kelly

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Thousand pieces of gold, American Playhouse Theatrical Films and Maverick Films International, Limited present a Kelly+Yamamoto production in association with Film Four International ; screenplay, Anne Makepeace ; produced by Kenji Yamamoto and Nancy Kelly ; directed by Nancy Kelly
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Thousand pieces of gold
Oclc number
1151628308
Responsibility statement
American Playhouse Theatrical Films and Maverick Films International, Limited present a Kelly+Yamamoto production in association with Film Four International ; screenplay, Anne Makepeace ; produced by Kenji Yamamoto and Nancy Kelly ; directed by Nancy Kelly
Runtime
106
Summary
True story of Lalu Nathoy, a young Chinese woman sold to bandits for two sacks of seed. She's later smuggled to San Francisco and sold to a saloon owner who renames her 'China Polly' and puts her to work in his saloon/brothel in Warren, Idaho. She works hard and is eventually able to buy her freedom after meeting Charlie Bemis. Charlie changes her life for the better and together they help settle the Idaho Territory along the Salmon River
Technique
live action
Classification
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