The Vermilion Pencil
1922 silent film by Norman Dawn / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[2][5]
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Directed by | Norman Dawn |
Written by | Edwin Warren Juyol Alice Catlin |
Based on | The Vermilion Pencil: a Romance of China (novel) by Homer Lea[1] |
Starring | Sessue Hayakawa Ann May Misao Seki Bessie Love Sidney Franklin |
Cinematography | Joseph A. Du Bray |
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Distributed by | Robertson–Cole |
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Running time | 5 reels;[2] 4,900 feet[3][4] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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After completing this film, Hayakawa learned that members of the studio who made the film were active in the anti-Japanese movement, and he left Hollywood for over a decade.[6][7]