Fwd: Sessue Hayakawa series at Library of Congress

[Aaron Gerow]

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From: Brian Taves <btav at loc.gov>

The Japanese actor Sessue Hayakawa (1889-1973) was the first Asian
player to become a star of the Hollywood screen, during the 1910s and
early 1920s.  While best remembered for his menacing peril in The Cheat
(1915), the screenings over these three evenings, of films in which he
starred, reveal that he played a far greater range of roles.  This
included portraying different races, and his box-office popularity even
allowed him to have his own production company for a brief time.

The films are free but reservations are recommended and may be made up
to one week in advance before any given show (202-707-5677) from 9-4
Monday-Friday.  Most of the films to be shown are unique to the
Library's collection.

Tuesday,  June 17, 6:30 p.m.
(With piano accompaniment by Ray Brubacher)

The Death Mask (Ince 1914) (reissue as Redskin Duel) Dir Jay Hunt.  With
Tsuru Aoki, One Feather, Robert Crazy Thunder, Peter Red Elk  (41 min.,
35mm)
The Secret Sin (Lasky-Paramount, 1915) Dir Frank Reicher.  With Blanche
Sweet, Hal Clements, Alice Knowland, Thomas Meighan (50 min, 35mm)   The
Secret Game (Lasky-Paramount, 1915) Dir William C. de Mille.  With Jack
Holt, Florence Vidor, Mayme Kelso, Raymond Hatton, Charles Ogle (51 min,
35mm)

Tuesday,  June 24, 7:00 p.m.
(With piano accompaniment by Ray Brubacher)

The Victoria Cross (Lasky-Paramount, 1916) Dir E. J. Le Saint.  With
Lou-Tellegen, Cleo Ridgely, Ernest Joy (47 min, 35mm)
Forbidden Paths (Lasky-Paramount, 1917) Dir Robert T. Thornby.  With
Vivian Martin, Tom Forman, Carmen Phillips, James Neill (48 min, 35mm)

Tuesday, July 8 (7:00 pm)

Banzai (1918, Haworth) (3 min, 16mm)
The Tong Man (1919, Haworth) Dir William Worthington, Helen Jerome Eddy,
Toyo Fujita (42 min, 16 mm)
An Arabian Night (1920, Hayakawa Feature Play Co.) Dir Charles
Swickard.  With Lillian Hall,  Jean Acker, Elaine Inescourt. (50 min, 35
mm)


Brian Taves
Kluge Staff Fellow
Office of Scholarly Programs
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.    Washington, D.C.  20540
Telephone:  202-707-0187; 202-707-3595 (fax)
Email:  btav at loc.gov


Disclaimer--All opinions expressed are my own.


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Aaron Gerow
Yokohama National University
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