Sessue Hayakawa Movies

  • 1967
    Lover's Duet

    Lover's Duet

    Lover's Duet

    01967HD

    A melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut. A remake of the 1939 film of the same name.

    Lover's Duet
  • 1917
    Forbidden Paths

    Forbidden Paths

    Forbidden Paths

    01917HD

    Sato (Sessue Hayakawa) faithfully works for importer James Thornton (James Neill). When the old man dies, he leaves his daughter Mildred (Vivian...

    Forbidden Paths
  • 1943
    Le Soleil de minuit

    Le Soleil de minuit

    Le Soleil de minuit

    01943HD

    Going to take up his post in Moukden, the forest engineer finds in a trainer from the cabaret "the midnight sun" a Russian princess, Armide, whom he...

    Le Soleil de minuit
  • 1920
    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    The Devil's Claim

    01920HD

    A Persian novelist living in New York throws aside the woman who loves him, and she gets an American woman to help get him back. Meanwhile, the...

    The Devil's Claim
  • 1921
    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)

    01921HD

    Intimate views of the movie stars of the Silent Era, at work and play; featuring Sessue Hayakawa, Lillian Gish and others.

    Screen Snapshots (Series 1, No. 20)
  • 1942
    Gambling Hell

    Gambling Hell

    Gambling Hell

    6.41942HD

    In Macao, where places of pleasure and arms trafficking are concentrated, a tragedy opposes an adventurer and his daughter whom he has brought up in...

    Gambling Hell
  • 1918
    Hidden Pearls

    Hidden Pearls

    Hidden Pearls

    01918HD

    Hawaiian prince Tom Garvin (Sessue Hayakawa) receives an American college education and falls in love with Enid Benton (Florence Vidor).

    Hidden Pearls
  • 1921
    Where Lights Are Low

    Where Lights Are Low

    Where Lights Are Low

    51921HD

    The Chinese prince T'Su Wong Shih loves Quan Yin, the daughter of a gardener, but his uncle wants him to marry a girl of his own class. Leaving to...

    Where Lights Are Low
  • 1915
    The Clue

    The Clue

    The Clue

    01915HD

    Russian brothers Count Boris and Alexis Rabourdin obtain a Japanese coastline defense map and plan to sell it to German agents in London. In America,...

    The Clue
  • 1937
    Forfaiture

    Forfaiture

    Forfaiture

    6.61937HD

    Denise Moret joins her husband, Pierre, in Mongolia where he works as a civil engineer. One night she loose a lot of money on the roulette and...

    Forfaiture
  • 1914
    O Mimi san

    O Mimi san

    O Mimi san

    01914HD

    A silent melodrama from the very first series of American films to use a Japanese cast. The scenes of the story are laid in Japan during the last...

    O Mimi san
  • 1924
    The Great Prince Shan

    The Great Prince Shan

    The Great Prince Shan

    01924HD

    An assassinated Lord's daughter refuses to marry a Chinese prince but agrees to be his mistress.

    The Great Prince Shan
  • 1922
    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    The Vermilion Pencil

    01922HD

    The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and distributed by Robertson–Cole. It is based...

    The Vermilion Pencil
  • 1915
    The Secret Sin

    The Secret Sin

    The Secret Sin

    01915HD

    Blanche Sweet has a dual role in this picture -- she plays twin sisters, Edith, a sweet, normal young girl, and Grace, who is a drug fiend. They live...

    The Secret Sin
  • 1919
    A Heart in Pawn

    A Heart in Pawn

    A Heart in Pawn

    01919HD

    Toyama wants to go to college in America but his alcoholic father won't supply the funds. He gets the money to go, however, from Sada, whom he has...

    A Heart in Pawn
  • 1922
    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

    01922HD

    Another entry in the popular one-reel series.

    Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12
  • 1917
    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    The Call of the East

    01917HD

    While visiting Alan, who works in Tokyo, she attends a festival with her Japanese maid while wearing a Japanese kimono. There she meets the wealthy...

    The Call of the East
  • 1918
    The Bravest Way

    The Bravest Way

    The Bravest Way

    01918HD

    Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa was one of the most popular leading men in American silent films-this despite the fact that orientals were...

    The Bravest Way
  • 1931
    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks

    01931HD

    With the advent of sound, the world's leading screen idol, Douglas Fairbanks, experienced a downturn in his fortunes. His thin, reedy voice was not...

    Around the World with Douglas Fairbanks
  • 1920
    An Arabian Knight

    An Arabian Knight

    An Arabian Knight

    01920HD

    Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa is cast as an ancient Egyptian donkey boy in An Arabian Knight. The humble Hayakawa rescues high-born Lillian Hall...

    An Arabian Knight