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The Vermilion Pencil (1922)

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.

Release: 1922-03-19
Runtime: 50 min
Cast
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan
Ann May
Ann May
His Wife
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Misao Seki
Pai Wang
Bessie Love
Bessie Love
Hyacinth
Sidney Franklin
Sidney Franklin
Fu Wong
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Ho Ling
Tote Du Crow
Tote Du Crow
The Jackal
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Omar Whitehead
Ma Shue