The Willow Tree (1920)
After Ned Hamilton is rejected by his girlfriend, he travels to Japan where he hears an old legend about the Willow Tree Princess, who kills herself so that her lover will go off to battle. When he makes a purchase from Tomotada, an image maker, he meets his pretty daughter O-Riu, and they recreate the events of the legend.
Director:
Henry Otto
Writer:
June Mathis
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Viola Dana as O-Riu |
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Edward Connelly as Tomotada |
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Pell Trenton as Ned Hamilton |
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Harry Dunkinson as Jeoffrey Fuller |
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Alice Wilson as Mary Fuller |
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Frank Tokunaga as John Charles Goto |
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Togo Yamamoto as Itomudo |
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George Kuwa as Kimura |
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Tom Ricketts as Priest |
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Yutaka Abe as Nogo |
| Writing | Harrison Rhodes | Theatre Play |
| Writing | June Mathis | Screenplay |
| Writing | J.H. Benrimo | Theatre Play |
| Directing | Henry Otto | Director |
| Camera | John Arnold | Director of Photography |