Hashimura Togo Explained

Hashimura Togo
Director:William C. deMille
Producer:Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:Marion Fairfax
Wallace Irwin
Starring:Sessue Hayakawa
Florence Vidor
Mabel Van Buren
Walter Long
Tom Forman
Raymond Hatton
Cinematography:Charles Rosher
Studio:Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime:50 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

Hashimura Togo is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and Wallace Irwin. The film stars Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Mabel Van Buren, Walter Long, Tom Forman, and Raymond Hatton. The film was released on August 19, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]

Plot

Hashimura Togo (Sessue Hayakawa) takes responsibility for a problem done by his brother, and is then disowned by his family. He moves to New York and becomes a butler. Hashimura helps to expose a scam to steal money from his employer's daughter. After that he is also cleared of the problem that he was disowned for and heads back to Japan.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hashimura-Togo - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103224057/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/94392/Hashimura-Togo/overview. dead. 3 January 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Janiss Garza. 2015. 3 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Hashimura Togo. AFI. 3 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Hashimura Togo. allmovie.com. 9 September 2023.