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The Vermilion Pencil
The Vermilion Pencil
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  2. The Vermilion Pencil

The Vermilion Pencil

1922
50m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1922

Runtime

50m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
50m
Mar 19, 1922
Languages
No Language
Director
Norman Dawn
Production
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

8 Cast Members

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Ann May

Ann May

His Wife

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

Omar Whitehead

Ma Shue

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