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The Courageous Coward
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The Courageous Coward

Mar 31, 1919
0h 50m
★ 8.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Haworth Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

Suki Iota

Sessue Hayakawa

Tsuru Aoki

Rei Oaki

Tsuru Aoki

Toyo Fujita

Tangi

Toyo Fujita

George Hernandez

Big Bill Kirby

George Hernandez

Francis McDonald

Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)

Francis McDonald

Charles A. Post

Cupid (as Buddy Post)

Charles A. Post

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