Bonds of Honor explained

Bonds of Honor
Director:	William Worthington
Story:	Clara Whipple
Cinematography:	Dal Clawson
Editing:	Mildred Johnston
Studio:	Haworth Pictures Corporation
Released:	1921, France
Runtime:	5 reels
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

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.^{[1] [2]} Marin Sais, Dagmar Godowsky,^[3] Herschel Mayall, Toyo Fujita and M. Foshida also appeared in the film.

Plot

Sessue Hayakawa as Yamashito commits treason in WWI to pay off debts from gambling, and his brother Sasamoto also played by Hayakawa assumes his identity to restore the family honor and track him down.

Cast

• Sessue Hayakawa as Yamashito / Sasamoto
• Marin Sais as Olga Orczy
• Tsuru Aoki as Toku-ko
• Dagmar Godowsky as Elva Petrovitch
• Herschel Mayall as Paul Berkowitz
• Toyo Fujita as Count Sakurai
• M. Foshida as Baron Saito

Preservation

An abridged version of Bonds of Honor is held by the BFI in London.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Miyao, Daisuke. Daisuke Miyao

   . Daisuke Miyao. Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. 28 March 2007. Duke University Press. 978-0-8223-3969-4. 174.

2. Web site: Bonds of Honor . afi.com . March 22, 2024.
3. Book: Slide, Anthony. Anthony Slide

   . Anthony Slide. Silent Players: A Biographical and Autobiographical Study of 100 Silent Film Actors and Actresses. 12 September 2010. University Press of Kentucky. 978-0-8131-2708-8. 113.

4. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: Bonds of Honor . March 22, 2024 . Library of Congress.