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The White Man's Law

19180.0 / 1050 min
Drama

Overview

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.

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

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

Crew

James Young

James Young

Director

Marion Fairfax

Marion Fairfax

Story

John B. Browne

John B. Browne

Story

Marion Fairfax

Marion Fairfax

Writer