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The Call of the East is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Melford released in USA on 15 october 1917 with Sessue Hayakawa

The Call of the East (1917)

The Call of the East
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Released in USA 15 october 1917
Length 50minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama

The Call of the East is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Beulah Marie Dix. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Jack Holt, Margaret Loomis, James Cruze, and Ernest Joy. The film was released on October 15, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a lost film.

Synopsis

As described in a film magazine, Sheila Hepburn (Loomis), the half-sister of Alan Hepburn (Holt), is the daughter of a Japanese mother. 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 Arai Takada (Hayakawa), who is taken by the mysterious woman. Alan has dishonored and betrayed O'Mitsu (Aoki), and her brother Arai plans a terrible revenge. Alan looses heavily at cards to Arai and, to forget his losses, accompanies Arai to his country home. There Alan is about to be thrust into a pool of quicksand to die when Sheila appears, having been warned of Arai's plans. Dismayed that the woman he met at the festival is Alan's sister, Arai sees that she and Alan do not meet, but later agrees to release her brother as Sheila wins Arai's love and respect. At that moment Alan appears, having escaped from his prison, and strikes Arai down. Sheila bursts into tears and runs to the fallen man, and Alan, seeing his sister responding to the "call of the east," departs.

Actors

Sessue Hayakawa

(Arai Takada)Tsuru Aoki (青木 鶴子)

(O'Mitsu, His Sister)Jack Holt

(Alan Hepburn)James Cruze

(Janzo)Ernest Joy

(Col. Bassett)
And :
Guy Oliver
Jane Wolfe
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