The Vermilion Pencil

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The Vermilion Pencil

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.

Release Date

1922-03-19

Year

1922

Duration

50m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

#based-on-novel-or-book#lost-film

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Ann May

Ann May

His Wife

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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

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Omar Whitehead

Ma Shue