The Red Lantern is a 1919 American silent drama film starring Alla Nazimova, who plays dual roles, and directed by Albert Capellani.

[1][2] As described in a film magazine,[3] Mahlee (Nazimova) is a half-Chinese and half white woman, which makes her an outcast.

One day Blanche Sackville (Nazimova) visits the mission, and Mahlee realizes that she is the daughter of the Englishman her grandmother told her about and is her half-sister.

Capitalizing on the disdain in Mahlee's heart, Sam Wang convinces her to join him and impersonate the Goddess of the Red Lantern, a mystic personage that presides over the Chinese New Year, to convince the superstitious revolutionaries that victory is near if they follow Wang.

Philip Sackville, Blanche, and Andrew come to the palace and discover Mahlee dead.