The Vermilion Pencil

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 50 min
  • Premiere: 1922. March 19.

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.

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Sessue Hayakawa

Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan

Ann May

His Wife

Misao Seki

Pai Wang

Bessie Love

Hyacinth

Tote Du Crow

The Jackal

Crew

Joseph A. Du Bray

Cinematography

Directing

Norman Dawn

Director

Writing

Crew

Joseph A. Du Bray

Cinematography

Directing

Norman Dawn

Director

Writing