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The Vermilion Pencil

The Vermilion Pencil

10

1 votes

March 19, 1922

50m

Drama

Overview

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.

Directed by

Norman Dawn

Where to watch

In United States

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Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Ann May

Ann May

His Wife
M

Misao Seki

Pai Wang
Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Hyacinth
Sidney Franklin

Sidney Franklin

Fu Wong
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Ho Ling
Tote Du Crow

Tote Du Crow

The Jackal
O

Omar Whitehead

Ma Shue

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