Pagan Love (1920)
Coming to the U.S. from his native land to study Western civilization and continue work for his government young Chinaman Tsing Yu-Ch'ing attends an American university, then launches a Chinese newspaper in New York City. He also falls in love with the lovely Kathleen Levinsky who is blind. The daughter of a Jewish father and an Irish mother. Kathleen's life is barren of love, and she gladly accepts his attentions. When Dr. Hardwick, a classmate from college, calls on Tsing and meets Kathleen, he offers to cure her blindness through surgery. The operation is a success, but the newly sighted Kathleen is visibly upset by Tsing's appearance. After saving Kathleen from a killer known as the Hatchetman, Tsing returns to China and commits suicide, believing he will find eternal love with her in the afterlife.
- Date of release
- 1920-12-07
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Hugo Ballin
Casting
- Togo Yamamoto — Yu-Ch'ing
- Mabel Ballin — Kathleen Levinsky
- Rockliffe Fellowes — Dr. Hardwick
- Charles Fang — The Hatchetman
- Nellie Fillmore — Mrs. O'Grady
Interesting facts
Pagan Love is a 1920 American silent romantic drama film produced and directed by Hugo Ballin and starring his wife Mabel Ballin, Togo Yamamoto, and Rockliffe Fellowes. Its alternate title is The Honourable Gentleman, which is also the title of the short story by Achmed Abdullah that it is based on. The W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and Pathé Exchange handled the distribution.
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