The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole. It is based on the eponymous 1908 novel by Homer Lea. The film stars Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa in multiple roles, and white actors Ann May, Bessie Love, and Sidney Franklin, all in Asian roles. It is now a lost film.
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Sessue Hayakawa
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Ann May
as His Wife
as His Wife
Misao Seki
as Pai Wang
as Pai Wang
Bessie Love
as Hyacinth
as Hyacinth
Sidney Franklin
as Fu Wong
as Fu Wong
Thomas Jefferson
as Ho Ling
as Ho Ling
Tote Du Crow
as The Jackal
as The Jackal
Omar Whitehead
as Ma Shue
as Ma Shue
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Edwin Warren Juyol
Writer
Writer
Alice Catlin
Writer
Writer
Joseph A. Du Bray
Cinematography
Cinematography
Norman Dawn
Director
Director
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