The White Man's Law (1918)

All men who have not forgotten their dream adventures of boyhood, all women for whom the Orient has a seductive lure will glory in this widely exciting story with its mysterious note of surprise.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 50M

Director : James Young

Synopsis

Japanese leading man Sessue Hayakawa stars as John A. Ghengle, the Oxford-educated son of an Arab chieftain. Entering into a business partnership with Sir Harry Falkland (Jack Holt), a notorious roue, Ghengle relocates to Sierra Leone, where he falls in love with French-Sudanese girl Maida Verne (Florence Vidor.) Upon proposing marriage, Ghengle is turned down and hotly demands to know why.

Actors

Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
John A. Genghis
Florence Vidor
Florence Vidor
Maida Verne
Jack Holt
Jack Holt
Sir Harry Falkland
Herbert Standing
Herbert Standing
Sir Robert Hope
Mayme Kelso
Mayme Kelso
Mrs. Mayhew (as Maym Kelso)
Forrest Seabury
Forrest Seabury
Cpl. Verne
Josef Swickard
Josef Swickard
Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard)
Ernest Joy
Ernest Joy
Sir Harry's Father
Charles West
Charles West
The Derelict
Noah Beery
Noah Beery
Dr. Robinson
Frank Deshon
Frank Deshon
Falkland's Valet
Clarissa Selwynne
Clarissa Selwynne
Lady Falkland

Crews

Marion Fairfax
Marion Fairfax
Writer
Marion Fairfax
Marion Fairfax
Story
John B. Browne
John B. Browne
Story
James Young
James Young
Director

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