The Courageous Coward

The Courageous Coward (1919)

8.0 50 min Movie
Drama

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.

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Cast

Sessue Hayakawa Sessue Hayakawa Suki Iota
Tsuru Aoki Tsuru Aoki Rei Oaki
Toyo Fujita Toyo Fujita Tangi
George Hernandez George Hernandez Big Bill Kirby
Francis McDonald Francis McDonald Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)
Charles A. Post Charles A. Post Cupid (as Buddy Post)

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