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The Vermilion Pencil (1922)
50 min | Drama

The Vermilion Pencil (1922)

50 min | Drama

Tse Chan, a Chinese viceroy, believing his wife to be unfaithful, sentences her to death. After learning of her innocence too late, he sends his son, Li Chan, to America and goes into seclusion. Li Chan returns to the fatherland as a ...See moreTse Chan, a Chinese viceroy, believing his wife to be unfaithful, sentences her to death. After learning of her innocence too late, he sends his son, Li Chan, to America and goes into seclusion. Li Chan returns to the fatherland as a successful engineer and falls in love with Hyacinth, daughter of a poor basket-weaver. She is kidnapped by the viceroy, and thinking she has deserted him, Li Chan goes to the city and becomes famous as a teacher. Engaged to give private lessons to the niece of Ho Ling, he soon learns that his pupil is none other than Hyacinth, and he plans an escape for her. They seek refuge in the caverns of "The Sleeping Dragon," an active volcano, but overcome by fumes, they are forced to surrender and are sentenced to the torture of Ling Chee by the lifting of the "Vermilion Pencil." During an eruption of the volcano, the lovers escape and flee from the city. Written by AFI See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Sessue Hayakawa Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan Tse Chan / The Unknown / Li Chan See fewer	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Ann May His Wife His Wife See fewer	Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)
Misao Seki Pai Wang Pai Wang See fewer	Orochi (1925)
Bessie Love Hyacinth Hyacinth See fewer	The Broadway Melody (1929)
Sidney Franklin Fu Wong Fu Wong See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1921)
Thomas Jefferson Ho Ling Ho Ling See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Tote Du Crow The Jackal The Jackal See fewer	The Americano (1916)
Omar Whitehead Ma Shue Ma Shue See fewer	Everyman (1913)
Lock Chy Extra Extra See fewer	The Vermilion Pencil (1922)