Hashimura Togo

Hashimura Togo

1917 · 50 min · Comedy

After an accusation of a breach of diplomacy committed by his brother, Hashimura Togo bears the burden and leaves Japan in disgrace for the United States where he enters the employ of Mrs. Reynolds as a butler. Togo discovers that Mrs. Reynolds' daughter Corinne is in love with Dr. Garland but is being coerced into marrying Carlos Anthony who, having seized all of her deceased father's funds, now promises to save the family from financial ruin in return for Corinne's hand in marriage. Enlisting the aid of a reporter, Hashimura succeeds in proving Anthony's deception in time to stop the marriage, freeing Corinne to marry Garland. After a series of misadventures, his name is cleared and Hashimura returns to his sweetheart in Japan.

Directed by William C. deMille · Written by Marion Fairfax

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Sessue Hayakawa Hashimura Togo
Florence Vidor Corinne Reynolds
Mabel Van Buren Mrs. Reynolds
Walter Long Carlos Anthony
Tom Forman Dr. Garland
Raymond Hatton Reporter
Ernest Joy District Attorney
Margaret Loomis O. Noto San
Kisaburō Kurihara Awoko
Horin Konishi Nichi

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