The Vermilion Pencil

Name: The Vermilion Pencil
Cast: Sessue Hayakawa, Ann May, Misao Seki, Bessie Love, Sidney Franklin

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Norman DawnWriters: Alice Catlin, Edwin Warren Juyol

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

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