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Bonds of Honor

Bonds of Honor
An advertisement for the film showing lead actors Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki
An advertisement for the film showing lead actors Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki
Directed byWilliam Worthington
Written byFrances Guihan
Story byClara Whipple
Starring
CinematographyDal Clawson
Edited byMildred Johnston
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 4, 1919 (1919-10-04) (USA)

1921, France
Running time
5 reels
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Bonds of Honor is a 1919 American silent film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and he himself played the leading roles along with his wife Tsuru Aoki.[1][2] Marin Sais, Dagmar Godowsky,[3] Herschel Mayall, Toyo Fujita and M. Foshida also appeared in the film.

Plot

Sessue Hayakawa as Yamashito commits treason in WWI to pay off debts from gambling, and his brother Sasamoto also played by Hayakawa assumes his identity to restore the family honor and track him down.

Cast

Preservation

An abridged version of Bonds of Honor is held by the BFI in London.[4]

References

  1. ^ Miyao, Daisuke (28 March 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-8223-3969-4.
  2. ^ "Bonds of Honor". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Slide, Anthony (12 September 2010). Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. University Press of Kentucky. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-8131-2708-8.
  4. ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Bonds of Honor". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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