Haworth Pictures Corporation was a film studio established by Japanese actor

Sessue Hayakawa , known professionally as , was a Japanese actor and a matinée idol. He was a popular star in Hollywood during the silent film era of the 1910s and early 1920s. Hayakawa was the first actor of Asian descent to achieve stardom as a leading man i ...

in March 1918. Haworth Pictures Corporation was Hollywood’s first Asian-owned production company.

Filmography

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His Birthright ''His Birthright'' is a 1918 American drama film directed by William Worthington (actor), William Worthington for Haworth Pictures Corporation. Sessue Hayakawa produced the film and played the lead role. The rest of the cast includes Marin Sais, H ...

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The Temple of Dusk ''The Temple of Dusk'' is a lost 1918 American silent drama film directed by James Young. It was produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot As described in a film magazine, Akira (Hayakawa), a Japanese poet who lives in Tok ...

'' (1918) * '' Banzai'' (1918, short) * ''

Bonds of Honor ''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. Marin Sais, Dagmar Godowsk ...

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A Heart in Pawn ''A Heart in Pawn'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and Worthington played the lead role along with Vola Vale and his wife Tsuru Aoki. Cast *S ...

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The Courageous Coward ''The Courageous Coward'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and featuring Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki in lead roles. It is presumed to be a lost film, with only reel 5 preserved at the EYE Film Institute Neth ...

'' (1919) * '' His Debt'' (1919) * ''

The Man Beneath ''The Man Beneath'' is a 1919 American silent crime drama film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. An incomplete copy of the film is in the collection of the EYE Film Institute Netherlan ...

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The Gray Horizon ''The Gray Horizon'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington. Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation produced the film and he himself played the lead role. Bertram Grassby, Tsuru Aoki, Eileen Percy, Mary Ja ...

'' (1919) * '' The House of Intrigue'' (1919) * ''

The Dragon Painter ''The Dragon Painter'' is a 1919 English language silent romance drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa. It stars Sessue Hayakawa as a young painter who believes that his fiancée (played by Hayak ...

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The Illustrious Prince ''The Illustrious Prince'' is a 1919 American drama film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Prince Maiyo (and the Prince's father) *Mabel Ballin as Pen ...

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The Tong Man ''The Tong Man'' is a 1919 American thriller film directed by William Worthington and produced by Haworth Pictures Corporation. ''The Tong Man'' survives and is available on home video. The film has long been preserved by the Library of Congress ...

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The Beggar Prince ''The Beggar Prince'' is a lost 1920 film directed by William Worthington and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot An island is ruled by a prince (Sessue Hayakawa) who mistakenly believes he can control the moon a ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Brand of Lopez ''The Brand of Lopez'' is a 1920 American film directed by Joseph De Grasse and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Although the main characters are a matador and an actress, there are no bull fighting or theater scenes po ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Devil's Claim ''The Devil's Claim'' is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Sessue Hayakawa and Colleen Moore. A print of this film survives. Story As summarized in a film publication, Akbar Khan, a novelist in New York, uses his love affairs as inspir ...

'' (1920) * ''

Li Ting Lang ''Li Ting Lang'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Sessue Hayakawa as Li Ting Lang *Allan Forrest as Rob Murray *Charles Mason as Red ...

'' (1920) * ''

An Arabian Knight ''An Arabian Knight'' is a 1920 American drama film directed by Charles Swickard and produced by Sessue Hayakawa's Haworth Pictures Corporation. Its survival status is classified as unknown, which suggests that it is a lost film. Plot As describ ...

'' (1920) * '' The Power of Love'' (1922)

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