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Synopsis
Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa's real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.
Title | The Courageous Coward |
Companies | Haworth Pictures Corporation |
Countries | United States of America |
Keywords | silent film, partially lost film |

Sessue Hayakawa
Suki Iota
Tsuru Aoki
Rei Oaki
Toyo Fujita
Tangi
George Hernandez
Big Bill Kirby
Francis McDonald
Tom Kirby (as Francis J. McDonald)