Acting
George Kuwa
Born April 7, 1885 · Hiroshima, Japan
Died October 13, 1931 · aged 46
George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-screen in the 1926 film serial The House Without a Key.[
Known For
Sweepstakes · 1931Sweepstakes
★ 5.71931
MovieDrama
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
Enter Madame · 1922Enter Madame
★ 7.01922
MovieRomanceComedy
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Wicked · 1931Wicked
★ 5.51931
MovieDrama
Margot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber husband.
The Half Breed · 1922The Half Breed
★ 7.01922
MovieWestern
Delmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge. Evelyn's other suitor is Ross Kennion, a widower with one child, and owner of a vast tract of land which Spavinaw insists belongs to his Indian mother. Spavinaw seeks revenge when Judge Huntington decides to evict the squaw. Assisted by Juan Del Rey, a cattle rustler, Spavinaw steals the title to the land, wounds Kennion, stages a raid on the judge's cattle, and attempts to kidnap Kennion's son and Evelyn. The arrival of the sheriff forces him into flight across the border without his hostages. En route he meets Doll Pardeau, a school friend of Evelyn's, and together they ride for the Mexican border. Caught between a cattle stampede and a sheriff's posse, the couple catch a passing freight train, leaving calamity behind as the train slowly passes.
Rimrock Jones · 1918Rimrock Jones
1918
MovieDramaWestern
Rimrock Jones is the toughest and most likeable prospector in a thriving Arizona copper camp. Having already been cheated out of several valuable copper strikes, Rimrock nonetheless forges ahead optimistically, hoping to strike it rich just once more. Unfortunately, he can't find anyone to finance his latest expedition -- except for a pretty public stenographer who uses her life savings to grubstake our hero. When Rimrock finally hits pay dirt, he tries to repay the girl for her generosity, only to find that she wants to be a full partner in his copper mine. While he mulls this over, Rimrock's rivals try to bamboozle him out of his mine with the help of a sexy "vamp".
Five Days to Live · 1922Five Days to Live
★ 9.01922
MovieDrama
Tai Leung, a young man who dreams of love and carves ivory images, falls in love with the pretty Kao Ai. Her cruel foster father owns a restaurant where she works, and he overworks and mistreats her. She blossoms when she meets Tai Leung, who is determined to rescue her from her hard life. Her foster father agrees to let her go, but only if Tai pays him a large sum of money. Desperate for money, Tai learns of a condemned pirate, "The Wolf," who has been sentenced to hang and will pay a lot of money for a substitute, and Tai agrees to take The Wolf's place on the gallows to ensure Ko Ai's happiness. However, things don't work out quite the way Tai planned.
The Warning · 1927The Warning
★ 10.01927
MovieActionAdventure
This story of the British Silent Service operating on the coast of China finds Tom Fellows, captain of an opium-smuggling ship, going into a notorious Chinese joint called "The House of a Thousand Delights," where he finds a beautiful girl, Mary Blake, bound and captive. He starts a brawl, rescues Mary in the mêlée that follows, and then loses her when she flees to a hotel. He follows her and finds she is mixed up in some mysterious activity. However, he knows more about her than she does him (because he isn't what he is supposed to be - and she isn't, either), he stays close by, even to the point of using a machine-gun to dispel a mob at a Chinese temple.
Daughter of the Dragon · 1931Daughter of the Dragon
★ 5.31931
MovieCrimeDrama
At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective.
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Sweepstakes · 1931Sweepstakes
★ 5.71931
MovieDrama
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
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