Daughter of the Dragon (1931)

Frances Dade: Joan Marshall

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Quotes 

• Ronald Petrie : Your dancing bewitched us.

  Joan Marshall : May I too congratulate you.

  Ling Moy : Ling Moy shall endeavor to deserve this praise.

• Ronald Petrie : Here we are, Joan.

  Joan Marshall : Tea's ready. Of course, it's the unspiced English variety.

  Ronald Petrie : Oh, I don't think I'll have any, thank you.

• Ling Moy : Ronald. Ronald!

  Ronald Petrie : Ling Moy! I was afraid. Oh, you're safe, thank goodness. What happened to me?

  Ling Moy : Ling Moy rescued you... for her own.

  Ronald Petrie : These lights, this... swimming in my brain. I've never seen you looking more softly beautiful.

  [They are about to kiss when Joan screams] 

  Joan Marshall : Ah! Ronnie!

  Ronald Petrie : That's Joan! What's she doing here? What's happening to her?

  Joan Marshall : Ronnie! Ah!

  Ronald Petrie : Answer me! What's happening to her?

  Ling Moy : Can you think of her now?

  Ronald Petrie : [Joan shrieks]  Why is she screaming like that?

  Ling Moy : You refuse the gift of Ling Moy's heart. Very well. I will take you to her. Follow me.

  Ronald Petrie : [Ling Moy and Ronald enter the cellar]  Joan, where are you?

  [He sees Joan gagged and tied to a chair] 

  Ronald Petrie : Joan, what is it? Morloff, what's happening?

  [He runs to Joan and pulls the gag from her mouth] 

  Ronald Petrie : Joan, my darling, what have they done to you?

  Joan Marshall : Oh, it's Morloff!

  Ronald Petrie : Morloff!

  [Ronald lunges at him and is restrained] 

  Ronald Petrie : What's the meaning of this, Ling Moy? Are you mad?

  Ling Moy : Look into my eyes.

  Ronald Petrie : Set her free, do you hear me?

  Ling Moy : Never.

  Ronald Petrie : Ling Moy, I can't believe such loathsome jealousy in you.

  Ling Moy : No love, now. No jealousy. Just merciless vengeance. You will understand when I tell you, Ronald Petrie: I am the daughter of Fu Manchu.

  Ronald Petrie : You!

  Ling Moy : Your death tonight washes a stain from my house.

  Ronald Petrie : All right. You can do what you like with me. But why do you hold Joan?

  Ling Moy : Because you must have a thousand bitter tastes of death before you die. Tie him up.

  [Ronald is bound to a chair next to Joan's] 

  Ling Moy : My vengeance is inspired tonight. You will first have the torture of seeing her beauty eaten slowly away by this hungry acid.

  [Joan screams and faints] 

• Lu Chung : It is ready.

  Ling Moy : Morloff, revive her.

  Joan Marshall : [Morloff uses smelling salts on Joan]  Oh, Ronnie!

  [She looks around, sees the acid drip, and screams] 

  Ronald Petrie : Stop it, Ling Moy. In heaven's name, it's inhuman!

  Joan Marshall : Oh Ronnie, don't let them do it!

  Ronald Petrie : Anything but that! Anything but that!

  Ling Moy : Stop! Ling Moy is merciful. Lao, untie his arm. The knife.

  [Lao frees Petrie's right hand, the one nearer Joan, and places a knife in it] 

  Ling Moy : Kill her.

  Ronald Petrie : No!

  Joan Marshall : [Lu Chung positions her head beneath the acid drip]  Oh, please kill me, Ronnie! I'd rather die that way!

  Ronald Petrie : [Lao guides the knife towards Joan]  Oh, no, no, no!

• Rogers : Put up your hands!

  [He shoots Lu Chung] 

  Rogers : Stop, Ling Moy, stop!

  Rogers : I got him!

  Ronald Petrie : Good man! Get Sir Basil. I'll take care of her.

  Ling Moy : [They exchange a long look]  Let me surrender, in the spirit of the house of Fu.

  [She approaches him] 

  Joan Marshall : Ronald!

  Rogers : Joan!

  [Ling Moy tries to stab Ronald but is dealt a fatal gunshot by Ah Kee]