Movie, 1918
The White Man's Law
50 min, Drama, United States of America
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.
Cast
12 credited
Sessue Hayakawa
John A. Genghis
Florence Vidor
Maida Verne
Jack Holt
Sir Harry Falkland
Herbert Standing
Sir Robert Hope
Mayme Kelso
Mrs. Mayhew (as Maym Kelso)
Forrest Seabury
Cpl. Verne
Josef Swickard
Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard)
Ernest Joy
Sir Harry's Father
Charles West
The Derelict
Noah Beery
Dr. Robinson
FD
Frank Deshon
Falkland's Valet
Clarissa Selwynne
Lady Falkland
Details
DirectorJames Young
WritersMarion Fairfax, John B. Browne
GenreDrama
Runtime50 min
ReleasedMon, May 6, 1918
CountryUnited States of America
IMDBtt0009798
