The Courageous Coward (1919)
50 min
Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa's real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.
- Data de estreia
- 31 de março de 1919
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
Elenco
- Sessue Hayakawa como Suki Iota
- Tsuru Aoki como Rei Oaki
- Toyo Fujita como Tangi
- George Hernandez como Big Bill Kirby
- Francis McDonald como Tom Kirby
- Charles A. Post como Cupid
Equipe
- William Worthington · Diretor(a)
- Thomas J. Geraghty · Roteirista
- Frances Guihan · Roteirista
- Dal Clawson · Diretor(a) de fotografia