Daughter of the Dragon (1931):
Daughter of the Dragon, surrounds the daughter, Ling Moy, of Fu Manchu, a figure of whom is largely presented as a villain of Asian decent. The movie largely follows Anna May Wong's character as she "follows" in the footsteps of her father, in the attempted murder of a white seemingly businessman Ronald Petrie.
There is a large theme of yellow peril in this film. With the usage of Fu Manchu, as well as his daughter, there is the overall portrayal of Asian Americans or Asian people as being villainous or mischievous in their ways. Throughout the film, there are parts where Fu Manchu, as well as his daughter Ling Moy, have the intent to harm typical white characters. Fu Manchu does end up killing a man in the film, whereas Ling Moy gets close however ends up failing in her endeavors. Ling Moy being the daughter of Fu Manchu sets up the theme of intent to harm people from the beginning of the film, particularly against white people as their primary target was the Petries, which then presents and conveys the theme of Yellow Peril, in which those of Asian decent are a threat.
Yellow Face was used in this film as the Actor of Fu Manchu, Warner Oland, is actually a Swedish American actor, and not an Asian American actor. Prosthetics as well as heightened exaggeration of features were used to give the impression of being of Asian descent.
Clothing was a big part of this film, showing a big divide between the White and Asian people. The Petrie's as well as the detectives (other than Ah Kee) were all in muted suits and nicer "business" attire, whereas Ling Moy and Fu Manchu appeared in "oriental" clothing, containing lots of visual aspects.
