The Vermilion Pencil (1922)

The Vermilion Pencil

1922

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Norman Dawn

Cast

Ann May as His Wife

Bessie Love as Hyacinth

Misao Seki as Pai Wang

Omar Whitehead as Ma Shue

Sessue Hayakawa as Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Sidney Franklin as Fu Wong

Thomas Jefferson as Ho Ling

Tote Du Crow as The Jackal