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Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in "The Cheat"
1915
Dramatic publicity still of Fannie Ward (playing Edith Hardy) and Sessue Hayakawa (as Hishuru Tori) in "The Cheat" (Lasky, 1915). Original caption: "Edith overhears her husband's account of his ruin."
Sessue Hayakawa in "His Birthright."
1918
Sessue Hayakawa sits in a chair with his fist raised in a publicity still for "His Birthright" (Haworth 1918).
Sessue Hayakawa
1918
Sessue Hayakawa in a studio portrait. The original caption reads: "Sessue Hayakawa. Star in Special productions. Produced by Haworth Picture Corporation. Distributed by Mutual Film Corporation."
"The Cheat" Movie Still
1915
A menacing Sessu Hayakawa looms over a terrified Fannie Ward in a scene from the silent film "The Cheat" (Paramount 1915). In the upper right hand corner, an iris close-up reveals a newspaper headl...
Sessue Hayakawa and Beatrice LaPlante in a scene still for "The Beggar Prince"
1920
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 bejewe...
