The Flame of Love

This article is about the English-language 1930 film starring Anna May Wong. For the German-language version, see The Road to Dishonour. For the French-language version, see Hai-Tang.

The Flame of Love (US)
The Road to Dishonour (UK)
Directed by
Written by
Produced byRichard Eichberg
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byHans May (as H. May)
Production
company
Distributed byWardour Films
Release dates
  • March 1930 (1930-03) (UK)
  • October 1930 (1930-10) (US)
Running time
76 minutes, including overture
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Flame of Love (US title), also known as The Road to Dishonour (UK title)[1][2] and Hai-Tang, is a 1930 British drama film, a love story between an Imperial Russian army officer and a Chinese actress. Directed by Richard Eichberg and Walter Summers, it stars Anna May Wong and John Longden. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures. The film's art directors were Clarence Elder (as C. Elder), Willi Herrmann (as W. A. Hermann), and Werner Schlichting (uncredited).

It was Eichberg's and Wong's first sound film together and their third film together after Song (Schmutziges Geld) (1928) and Pavement Butterfly (Großstadtschmetterling) (1929).

  1. ^ "The Flame of Love (1930)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  2. ^ Chan 2003, p. 217.