The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter (1919)

A wild man and genius becomes a master painter's disciple, but loses his divine gift when he finds love.

Date of release
1919-09-28
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (24)
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
William Worthington

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Dragon Painter
  • Filmed in: California

The Dragon Painter is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa. It stars Sessue Hayakawa as a young painter who believes that his fiancée, is a princess who has been captured and turned into a dragon. It was directed by William Worthington and filmed in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, and in the Japanese Tea Garden in Coronado, California.

Production

The film was produced by Hayakawa's own production company Haworth Pictures Corporation and distributed by Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation. After Hayakawa starred in the critically and commercially successful film The Cheat, Aoki's film career was restricted to playing the love interest of Hayakawa in her future films. Aoki's off-screen image was that of a Japanese woman who had adapted herself to American middle class habits.

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