The Courageous Coward

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 31, 1919

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Haworth Pictures Corporation

Cast

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

Director

William Worthington

Writer

Thomas J. Geraghty,Frances Guihan

Cinematography

Dal Clawson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0190326