The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
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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
- March 19, 1922
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Sessue Hayakawa as Tse Chan
- Sessue Hayakawa as The Unknown
- Sessue Hayakawa as 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
- Lock Chy as Extra
Crew
- Norman Dawn · Director
- Alice Catlin · Writer
- Edwin Warren Guyol · Writer
- Homer Lea · Writer
- Joseph A. Dubray · Cinematographer