The Vermilion Pencil
| The Vermilion Pencil | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card for the film | |
| Directed by | Norman Dawn |
| Written by | Edwin Warren Juyol Alice Catlin |
| Produced by | Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation |
| Starring | Sessue Hayakawa Ann May Misao Seki Bessie Love Sidney Franklin |
| Cinematography | Joseph A. Du Bray |
| Distributed by | Robertson-Cole |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes; 5 reels (1,493 meters) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film (English intertitles) |
The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 silent film produced and distributed by Robertson-Cole, later a part of Film Booking Offices of America. It is based on a 1908 novel by Homer Lea called The Vermilion Pencil. The film starred Sessue Hayakawa, Ann May, Bessie Love, and Sidney Franklin. It is now a lost film.[1]
Cast
- Sessue Hayakawa as Tse Chan/The Unknown/Li Chan
- Ann May as His Wife
- Misao Seki as Pai Wang
- Bessie Love as Hyacinth
- Sidney Franklin as Fu Wong
- Thomas Jefferson as Ho Ling
- Tote Du Crow as The Jackal
- Omar Whitehead as Ma Shue
References
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921–30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
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