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The Courageous Coward (1919)

Directed by William Worthington

Overview

Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa’s real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.

Rated NR | Length 50 minutes

Actors

Sessue Hayakawa | Francis McDonald | Charles A. Post | George Hernandez | Tsuru Aoki | Toyo Fujita