The White Man's Law (1918)
All men who have not forgotten their dream adventures of boyhood, all women for whom the Orient has a seductive lure will glory in this widely exciting story with its mysterious note of surprise.
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Japanese leading man Sessue Hayakawa stars as John A. Ghengle, the Oxford-educated son of an Arab chieftain. Entering into a business partnership with Sir Harry Falkland (Jack Holt), a notorious roue, Ghengle relocates to Sierra Leone, where he falls in love with French-Sudanese girl Maida Verne (Florence Vidor.) Upon proposing marriage, Ghengle is turned down and hotly demands to know why.
- Release date
- May 6, 1918
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Sessue Hayakawa as John A. Genghis
- Florence Vidor as Maida Verne
- Jack Holt as Sir Harry Falkland
- Herbert Standing as Sir Robert Hope
- Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Mayhew
- Forrest Seabury as Cpl. Verne
- Josef Swickard as Suliman Ghengis
- Ernest Joy as Sir Harry's Father
- Charles West as The Derelict
- Noah Beery as Dr. Robinson
Crew
- James Young · Director
- Marion Fairfax · Writer
- John B. Browne · Writer
- Charles Rosher · Cinematographer