The Vermilion Pencil

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Release date: March 19, 1922
Duration: 50 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Sessue Hayakawa
Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
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Ann May
His Wife
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Misao Seki
Pai Wang
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Bessie Love
Hyacinth
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Sidney Franklin
Fu Wong