Drama · United States of America · 1922 · 50m

The Vermilion Pencil

The Vermilion Pencil poster
Director
Norman Dawn
Cast
Sessue Hayakawa as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan Ann May as His Wife Misao Seki as Pai Wang Bessie Love as Hyacinth Sidney Franklin as Fu Wong Thomas Jefferson as Ho Ling
Crew
Edwin Warren Juyol — Writer Alice Catlin — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or booklost film
Key Collaborators
Norman Dawn Director Edwin Warren Juyol Writer Alice Catlin Writer
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