The Cheat (1915)
The Cheat (1915) was directed by Cecil B. DeMille for Paramount Pictures, and stars Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa (noted as the screen’s first Japanese American film star). The film […]
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Variety Review of East is West
This review of East is West appeared in Variety‘s January 3, 1919 issue. Note that Forrest Robinson is credited with replacing Frank Kemble Cooper in the role of Andrew Benson […]
Constance Talmadge in East is West (1922)
This advertisement for the first film adaptation of East is West, which starred Constance Talmadge as Ming Toy, appeared in Exhibitors’ Herald in 1922.
Fay Bainter’s Biography
This biography of Fay Bainter appeared in the fan magazine Hollywood in 1938 to promote Bainter’s Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938). The biography makes mention of her star-making role […]