Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they're forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they're forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.Three crooks pull off a magnificent crime. As they're forced to hide out together they slowly begin to distrust each other.
F.F. Guenste
- Butler
- (uncredited)
Emmett King
- Bishop Vail - Chessplayer
- (uncredited)
Lillian Langdon
- Party Hostess
- (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
- Party Host
- (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
- Detective at Party
- (uncredited)
Robert Page
- Policeman at Mike Donovan shooting
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA Jewel Production. Universal did not own a proprietary theater network and sought to differentiate its feature product to independent theater owners. Carl Laemmle created a 3-tiered branding system: Red Feather (low budget programmers), Bluebird (mainstream releases) and Jewel (prestige films). Jewel releases were promoted as worthy of special promotion in hopes of commanding higher roadshow ticket prices. Universal ended branding in late 1929.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Kingdom of Shadows (1998)
Featured review
Good Story, But Overall Tedious; Some Stagnant Direction and Editing
"White Tiger" (1923) stars Priscilla Dean, Raymond Griffith, Matt Moore, Wallace Beery, and a few others, but it is the fact that it is directed by Tod Browning that makes it supposed to have the added umph. The acting is flawless. The story, one of murder, deception, theft, greed - the typical brew of Browning, plus his added tricks - is not a bad one. Unfortunately, though this is worth two stars out of four, it's worth no more. Why? Browning must have been bored. He directs this thing with precision and he gets the performers to perform. But still, it just doesn't go anywhere...and almost literally. Scenes remain stagnant, and stagnant people in the scenes have little blocking. The story just doesn't seem to be moving, even when it is. The best thing about the film... The scenes where the thieves all begin to distrust each other, much like the later - and much better film! - "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre". There's always a reason to watch a Browning film. Priscilla Dean was at the top of her game during this period. One knows, or suspects, that Beery isn't going to be a father figure or any kind of angel during this period of his career. And - he has talent. Raymond Griffith playing a nasty? Well, he's good, if not a tad wormy in this. Matt Moore and his part may be the weakest link. The story begins with Beery killing Mike Donovan, father of Dean and Griffith. Then Beery takes Dean and raises her to be a thief. Griffith has run away and grown up somewhere else. He's now a "chess player" - that is, he is inside a supposed mechanical chess board against which people play - though they don't know Griffith's inside playing the game. He seems to always win - of course. COINCIDENTALLY - and there's enough coincidence in this film to flabbergast even the most indulgent - all these people meet up again and pull off a jewel theft - Beery and Dean not knowing Griffith is her brother, nor he knowing Dean's his sister. Moore all the while is the patsy, though it's his family's home they've robbed.
Years ago I watched this on an old VHS tape. This new release on a 4K restoration disc of "Drifting" and another Dean fragment, "The Exquisite Thief", is also the weak link of the three on the disc. It's better seemingly than the old VHS tape, but it's filled with scratches and artifacts and contrast of lighting that isn't up to original snuff by any means. I won't need to re-visit this one again.
Years ago I watched this on an old VHS tape. This new release on a 4K restoration disc of "Drifting" and another Dean fragment, "The Exquisite Thief", is also the weak link of the three on the disc. It's better seemingly than the old VHS tape, but it's filled with scratches and artifacts and contrast of lighting that isn't up to original snuff by any means. I won't need to re-visit this one again.
Details
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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