The Vermilion Pencil
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.
Directed by Norman Dawn · Written by Edwin Warren Juyol
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Sessue Hayakawa Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan -
Ann May His Wife - Misao Seki Pai Wang
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Bessie Love Hyacinth -
Sidney Franklin Fu Wong -
Thomas Jefferson Ho Ling -
Tote Du Crow The Jackal - Omar Whitehead Ma Shue
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