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Sophisticatedandmature,Mrs.Pyke,likeShoshoinPiccadilly,worethelatestLondonfashion.ItwasalmostasifAStudyinScarlet,producedattheCaliforniaTiffanyStudios,wasmerelyashowcaseforAnnaMayWong’smodelingtalentsandactingabilities.InherfirstencounterwithReginaldOwen’sSherlockHolmes,Wong’sMrs.Pykeworeasoftroundhatslouchedtoherrightandadouble-breastedtweedcoatenclosingadarkturtlenecksweater.
InapivotalscenewhenMrs.PykeinvitesEileenForresterandJabezWilsontovisither,Wong’smannerismsandstyleexudeconfidenceandpurposeinhercharacter,especiallyasshesauntersfromthelivingroom,whereshetowersoverJuneClydeinheightandmaturity,tothefrontdoortoacceptatelegram.Dressedinalow-cutblackdresswithshearsleeves,shegiveseveryappearancethatsheisincontrol.Later,dressedinaneveningpantsuitensemblewiththreeconspicuousclothbuttonsholdingthetoptogetherinanobviousattempttoevokeaShanghaimotif,shestrollshaughtilyandcasuallyalongacorridortothebedroomdoorofherguest,JabezWilson,asifsheismodelingaminkcoatonaMilanrunway.AftermanyyearsinHollywoodandEuropeanstudios,Wongcouldholdandmanipulateasceneaslongasshewantedwithlittleeffort.
ThatWongwasabletostealeverysceneinwhichsheperformedinAStudyinScarletwasanunderstatement.Shedrewonherlargerepertoireofgesturesandbodylanguage,sofamiliarinhersilentfilms.Whensheisabouttoexitanelevator,SherlockHolmesappears.OnmeetingtheLondonsleuth,hereyesdartfromonesidetotheotherasifsheisevokingatypicalsilentexpressionofcautionandanxiety.Herdeep,resonatingvoice,alwaysonthecuspofmasculinityandsoevidentinShanghaiExpress,isusedtoeffectinthismysteryassheconfrontsHolmesordazzlesasmittenJabezWilson,playedbyDublinbornactorJosephM.Kerrigan(1884-1964),whosedelightatspendinganightinthesamehouseasMrs.Pykeovershadowshisnervousness.
InthesceneattheSavoyHotel,Mrs.Pokyisdressedinasatingownwithwidesleevesandholdsablackcigarette.ThisisquintessentiallyAnnaMayWong,exhibitingherfamouscoolanddetacheddemeanor.Famedbyasparklingforegroundofablazingfireplace,whichevokeswarmthandintimacy,Mrs.Pykedeftlycontrolsthescenewithhercasualdeliveryoflinesthatalmostborderoninsolence,reminiscentofthefamousHuiFei’sdissectionofMrs.Haggerty’spretenseandpomposityinShanghaiExpress.ThesceneopensfromafadeoftheSavoyHotelsigntoMrs.PykepouringteaforJabezWilson.
Mrs.Pyke:
It’ssokindofyoutocome.Knowingmylatehusbandatintimatelyasyoudid,IfeltthatIcouldturntonobetterpersontohelpmethroughthistryingtime.
JabezWilson:
Well,youknow,anythingIcando.
Mrs.Pyke:
Youareverynervoustoday.
WilsontakesthecupofteafromMrs.Pyke.
Well,Ican’thelpit.Youknow.Lookatmyhands.I’mtremblingallover.
Wilsonputsthecupofteadownontheclosedtable.
There,thatwillstoptheracketatanyrate.
Mylatehusbandalwaysspokeofyouinthewarmestterms.AndyouknowthehighregardinwhichIalwaysheldyou.
Oh,haveyou?
Canyoudoubtit?
Youaretheonlyonewhoknowsofmyhusband’saffairs.Everythinghasbeenleftinthemostterribledisorder.Myhouseinthecountrywillbesold.Iwonderifyoucouldsparethetime.
Yes?
Youcouldbemyguestovertheweekendandwecangooverhispaperstogether.
Reallynowwithpleasure.Icoulddowithabitofachange.
Wecoulddrivedown…wouldtonightbepossible?
Tonight?
No,yousee.I’vegotanimportantmeetingtonight.
Thentomorrow!
Tomorrow.MayImakealittleconfession?
Youknow,Mrs.
Pyke,I’vealwaysadmiredyoutremendously.
Castagainsttheworking-classCockneydialectofwhiteEuropeansontheBeijingtoShanghaiexpresstrainandinLondon,theeliteandpolishedLondon—LosAngelesEnglishofWong’syellowandAsiancharacterspropelledherbeyondthedemeaningstereotypesofthelittleChinadollinTheTolloftheSeaandtheconnivingAsiantypesinmanyofherfilmsduringthelate1920s.HerMongolspyinTheThiefofBagdadwasofcoursetheultimateexhibitionofAsiancunningandintelligence.TheroleofthesophisticatedandfashionablydressMrs.PykegaveWongadistinctlydifferentlook.
DespitespeakinginaBritish-accentedvoicecomplementedbyLondonfashion,Wong’sMrs.Pyke,asaChinese,wasstilltheOtherinthisdrama.Eventheworking-classmaidinherpalatialmansionspeaksofherinacondescendingmannertoSherlockHolmes,disguisedasaprospectivehousebuyer.ReferringtoaphotoofMrs.Pyke,themaidsays:
TheMaid:
That’smistress.Suchagoodlooker.Sucheyes.Shewalkslikeacat.Suchafigure.Suchafinebitofgoods.AnEnglishladymakesherlooklikenothing.
TheonlyotherAsianinAStudyinScarletwasMrs.Pyke’smanservant,AhYet,whoisalsoamemberofthecriminalgang,ScarletRing,ledbyThaddeusMerrydew.PlayedbyveteranJapaneseAmericanactorTetsuKomai(1894-1970),AhYethasnospeakinglines,buthispresenceprovokesderisionandscornfromJabezWilsonandWilliamBaker,performedbyCecilReynoldsinhisfirstactingrole.
KomaiandalreadyworkedwithWongasLaoinDaughteroftheDragon(1931)andwastoworkinmorethanfiftypictures.Ontheotherhand,ReynoldswasCharlieChaplin’s(1889-1977)personalHollywoodphysician,whoalsoconsultedonfilmsthatrequiredmedicaladvice.Inhissecondandfinalrole,heplayedaministerinChaplin’sModernTimes(1936).
EventhoughAStudyinScarletwasReynolds’sinauguralfilm,EdwinL.Marin,thedirector,gavehimamultitudeofscenesandlines.AsamemberoftheScarletRing,heisprominentinthemeetingsandintrigues.ThemeetingthatJabezWilsonwasreferringtoduringhisfiresidechatwithMrs.PykeattheSavoyHotelwastheLimehouserendezvouswiththerestoftheScarletRing’scriminalgang.AstheLimehousesceneopens,JabezWilsonandWilliamBakerexpresstheirfuryataLondonnewspaper’sclassified:
ANYONESUPPLYING
INFORMATION
concerningthe
“SCARLETRING”
willberewarded.Apply
SHERLOCKHOLMES
221ABakerStreet.
Seeingthishelpwantedadvertisement,WilsonandBakerrealizethatoneoftheirmembersintheScarletRinghasbrokenitscodeandgivenittoSherlockHolmes.Inalowwhisper,Bakerexclaims,“It’soneofus,that’scertain.Youcanleavethegirlout.Can’tbethedumbChinaman,”referringtothesmokingAhYet,seatedatableaway.AlthoughWilsonadmiredMrs.Pyke,anAsian,BakerandWilsonhadlittletosaythatwaspositiveabouttheotherAsiancharacterinthefilm.
AStudyinScarlettookonlythetitleandmaidcharacterfromoneofSirArthurConanDoyle’sstories,butitexhibitstheprerequisiteintrigue,murder,extortion,andterrorsooftenfoundinatypicalSherlockHolmesmelodrama.Theplotinvolvesmurderbyshooting,poison,andknifingaswellasarealestatelandgrabconcoctedbytheScarletRing,whichspecializesinsnatchingjewels.ItisalsoreminiscentofanEdgarWallaceplottwister,with“screamsinthenight,secretpanels,”flashingknives,sinisterkillers,andmidnightfog.YetwithoutWongintheleadfemalerole,thefilmwouldhavebeensimplyanotherroutineandforgettablecrimedramagroundoutwithinatwo-weekdeadlinebyTinseltown’srelentlessmoviemachine.
REVIEWS
TheKinematographonAugust10,1933,calledAStudyinScarlet’sadaptation“artless”and“freeyetentertaining”;
thecharacterizationswere“artificial.”ThereviewerfoundAnnaMayWong’sMrs.Pyke“nothingtoquarrelwith.”Likewise,intheNewYorkTimes,MordauntHallproclaimed:
AnnaMayWongdoeswellinherpast.TheatmosphereofLondonthoroughfares,includingofcourseBakerStreet,isquitewellreproduced.Andtherearealsosomeglimpsesinataproom(pub)thatmaymakesomesighwithregretthatonlya3.2is,sofar,here.
InVariety,thereviewerwrotethatAnnaMayWongasMrs.Pyke,AlanDinehart(1889-1944)asthemurderousThaddeus
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