The White Man's Law

The White Man's Law

50 mins | Drama | May 6, 1918

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.

The White Man's Law

50 mins | Drama | May 6, 1918

The White Man's Law
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.
Producers Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Original title The White Man's Law
Directors James Young
Writers John B. Browne, Marion Fairfax

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa

as John A. Genghis

Florence Vidor

as Maida Verne

Jack Holt

as Sir Harry Falkland

Herbert Standing

as Sir Robert Hope

Mayme Kelso

as Mrs. Mayhew (as Maym Kelso)

Forrest Seabury

as Cpl. Verne

Josef Swickard

as Suliman Ghengis (as Joseph Swickard)

Ernest Joy

as Sir Harry's Father

Charles West

as The Derelict

Noah Beery

as Dr. Robinson

Frank Deshon

as Falkland's Valet

Clarissa Selwynne

as Lady Falkland