The Courageous Coward

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The Courageous Coward (1919)

Directed by William Worthington

Drama · 50m

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

Crew

Director
William Worthington
Writer
Frances Guihan
Director of Photography
Dal Clawson

Details

Release date
1919-03-31
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Haworth Pictures Corporation