The read
It runs a compact 50m.
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.
Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes60%
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Edwin Warren JuyolWriter
- Alice CatlinWriter
- Norman DawnDirector
Cast
- Sessue HayakawaTse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
- Ann MayHis Wife
- Misao SekiPai Wang
- Bessie LoveHyacinth
- Sidney FranklinFu Wong
- Thomas JeffersonHo Ling
- Tote Du CrowThe Jackal
- Omar WhiteheadMa Shue
Themes
based on novel or booklost film