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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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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
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
Director of photography, Bobby Bukowski ; editor, Kenji Yamamoto ; music, Gary Malkin
Rosalind Chao, Dennis Dun, Michael Paul Chan, Chris Cooper, Will Oldham
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 wide screen presentation; Dolby digital 2.0
In English and Mandarin with English subtitles
Optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired