''Pagan Love'' is a 1920 American silent

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

produced and directed by

Hugo Ballin Hugo Ballin (March 7, 1879 – November 27, 1956) was an American artist, muralist, author, and film director. Ballin was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the National Academy of Design. Biography Ballin was born in New ...

and starring his wife

Mabel Ballin Mabel Ballin (née Croft; January 1, 1885 – July 24, 1958), was an American motion-picture actress of the silent film era. Early life and career Mabel Croft was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1885. Some sources give 1887 as h ...

Togo Yamamoto was a pioneering actor who appeared on stage and film in the United States and Japan. Biography Born in Yokohama, Japan, on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the 20th century. ...

, and

Rockliffe Fellowes Rockliffe St Patrick Fellowes (17 March 1884 – 28 January 1950), was a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He starred in films such as ''Regeneration (1915 film), Regeneration'' and ''Monkey Business (1931 film), Monkey Busin ...

. Its alternate title is ''The Honourable Gentleman'', which is also the title of the short story by Achmed Abdullah that it is based on. The W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's silent film, silent era. Known for its trailblazing newsreel and wide array of short film, s ...

handled the distribution.

Plot

Cast

as Tsing Yu-Ch'ing *

as Kathleen Levinsky *

as Dr. Hartwick *

Charles Fang Charles Fang was an American actor and comedian who was active in Hollywood primarily during the silent era. He was active on Broadway from 1930 to 1935. He was known in his time as "the greatest Chinese actor in America." Biography Fang was ...

as The Hatchetman *Nellie Fillmore as Mrs. O'Grady

Preservation status

The

National Archives of Canada Library and Archives Canada (LAC; ) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is the 16th largest library in the world. Th ...

in Ottawa has a copy of this film.

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* 1920 films 1920 romantic drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language romantic drama films Films based on short fiction Films directed by Hugo Ballin Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Pathé Exchange films Silent American romantic drama films Surviving American silent films {{1920s-romance-film-stub