Bonds of Honor

1919 American silent film directed by William Worthington From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bonds of Honor is a 1919 American silent film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and he himself played the leading roles along with his wife Tsuru Aoki.[1][2] Marin Sais, Dagmar Godowsky,[3] Herschel Mayall, Toyo Fujita and M. Foshida also appeared in the film.

Written byFrances Guihan
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Bonds of Honor
Contemporary advertisement for the film showing a drawing depicting lead actor Sessue Hayakawa laying down and Tsuru Aoki holding him and looking down at his face
Contemporary advertisement
Directed byWilliam Worthington
Written byFrances Guihan
Story byClara Whipple
Starring
CinematographyDal Clawson
Edited byMildred Johnston
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Release dates
  • October 4, 1919 (1919-10-04) (USA)

1921, France
Running time
5 reels
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
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Plot

Sessue Hayakawa as Yamashito commits treason in WWI to pay off debts from gambling, and his brother Sasamoto also played by Hayakawa assumes his identity to restore the family honor and track him down.

Cast

Preservation

An abridged version of Bonds of Honor is held by the BFI in London.[4]

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