
The Vermilion Pencil
1922
0h 50m
Drama
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.
Director
Norman Dawn
Top Cast

Sessue Hayakawa
Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Ann May
His Wife
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Misao Seki
Pai Wang

Bessie Love
Hyacinth

Sidney Franklin
Fu Wong

Thomas Jefferson
Ho Ling

Tote Du Crow
The Jackal
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Omar Whitehead
Ma Shue


















