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  • The Illustrious Prince (1919)
  • 50 min | Drama, Romance
The Illustrious Prince (1919)
50 min | Drama, Romance

The Japanese Prince Maiyo is in London to avenge the death of his father who years earlier committed hara-kiri because he had been financially ruined by an English swindler. The Prince warns his friend, the Duke of Devenham, that the Count...See moreThe Japanese Prince Maiyo is in London to avenge the death of his father who years earlier committed hara-kiri because he had been financially ruined by an English swindler. The Prince warns his friend, the Duke of Devenham, that the Count de la Mar is attempting to seduce the Duke's bored American wife, and then is told by his servant Soto that the Count is the man who killed his father. During a foggy night, the Count, planning to elope with the Duchess, is killed in a taxi with the sword that the Prince's father used to kill himself. Although the American sister of the Duke, Penelope Morse, who loves the Prince, pleads with him to leave before being arrested, he will not perform such a cowardly act. After Soto confesses murdering the Count because he wronged his daughter years ago, the Prince is freed, but because of the racial barrier, he bids a sad farewell to Penelope and leaves. Written by AFI See less
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Writers
E. Phillips Oppenheim (novel) | Richard Schayer (scenario)
Cinematographer
Frank D. Williams (as Frank Williams)
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Updated Nov 2, 1919

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Nov 2, 1919 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Sessue Hayakawa
Prince Maiyo Prince Maiyo   See fewer
Mabel Ballin
Penelope Morse Penelope Morse   See fewer
Harry Lonsdale
The Duke of Devenham The Duke of Devenham   See fewer
Beverly Travers
The Duchess (as Beverly Traverse) The Duchess (as Beverly Traverse)   See fewer
Robert Lawler
Sir Charles Somerfield Sir Charles Somerfield   See fewer
Bertram Grassby
Count de la Mar Count de la Mar   See fewer
Edward Peil Sr.
Inspector Jacks (as Edward Peil) Inspector Jacks (as Edward Peil)   See fewer
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