The Courageous Coward

The Courageous Coward

NR 1919 · 50 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by William Worthington · Written by Thomas J. Geraghty

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Sessue Hayakawa Suki Iota
Tsuru Aoki Rei Oaki
Toyo Fujita Tangi
George Hernandez Big Bill Kirby
Francis McDonald Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Charles A. Post Cupid (as Buddy Post)

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