The Vermilion Pencil
1922 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.1 (history)
| Director: | Norman Dawn |
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| Writer: | Edwin Warren Juyol, Alice Catlin |
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| 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 Date: | Mar 19, 1922 |
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| Director: | Norman Dawn |
| Writer: | Edwin Warren Juyol, Alice Catlin |
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| Keywords | based on novel or book |
| Production Companies | Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 06, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Sessue Hayakawa | Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan |
| Ann May | His Wife |
| Misao Seki | Pai Wang |
| Bessie Love | Hyacinth |
| Sidney Franklin | Fu Wong |
| Thomas Jefferson | Ho Ling |
| Tote Du Crow | The Jackal |
| Omar Whitehead | Ma Shue |
| Name | Job |
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| Norman Dawn | Director |
| Edwin Warren Juyol | Writer |
| Alice Catlin | Writer |
| Joseph A. Du Bray | Cinematography |
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