Sessue Hayakawa and Beatrice LaPlante in a scene still for "The Beggar Prince" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Sessue Hayakawa and Beatrice LaPlante in a scene still for "The Beggar Prince"

Sessue Hayakawa and Beatrice LaPlante in a scene still for "The Beggar Prince" | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
In this scene still for the silent drama "The Beggar Prince, the Prince of the Island of Desire (played by Sessue Hayakawa) and Olala (Beatrice LaPlante) wear the elaborately embroidered and bejeweled aristocratic costumes of an imaginary East Indian kingdom. Hayakawa holds the poled weapon called a bardiche.

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In this scene still for the silent drama "The Beggar Prince, the Prince of the Island of Desire (played by Sessue Hayakawa) and Olala (Beatrice LaPlante) wear the elaborately embroidered and bejeweled aristocratic costumes of an imaginary East Indian kingdom. Hayakawa holds the poled weapon called a bardiche.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:104396
Creation Date: 1920
Creator Name:Haworth Picture Corporation
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Collection Name:WCFTR Film Title File
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:TF The Beggar Prince (1920)
Original Dimensions:8 X 10 inches
SUBJECTS
Actors
Actresses
Silent films
Weapons
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