Thousand pieces of gold / American Playhouse Theatrical Films and Maverick Films International, Ltd. 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.
Rosalind Chao, Dennis Dun, Michael Paul Chan, Chris Cooper, Will Oldham. Title and credits from screen. Based on the novel by Ruthanne Lum McCunn. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. Wide screen. Restored version done by IndieCollect. Special features: radio interview with director Nancy Kelly (courtesy of Chinamerica Radio) ; audio commentary with Nancy Kelly and producer Kenji Yamamoto; trai;er.
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.
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