A Japanese Nightingale


1918

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 22, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Astra Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Extra Selected Star Feature
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Japanese Nightingale by Sir William Young (New York, 19 Nov 1903).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

A young Japanese woman named Yuki runs away and becomes a geisha girl in order to escape marriage to the lecherous Baron Nekko. Her brother's American friend, John Bigelow, falls in love with Yuki and marries her, but Ido, the marriage broker, who will lose a large commission if the wedding of Yuki and the baron is cancelled, breaks into the American consulate, murders the consul, and steals the marriage certificate. When Yuki's brother arrives home from America, he is informed that she and John are living together unlawfully. To save her husband from her brother's vengeance, Yuki resolves to marry Baron Nekko, but Ido, having been mistreated by the baron, finally admits his guilt and returns the marriage certificate.

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 22, 1918
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Astra Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Pathé Exchange, Inc.; Extra Selected Star Feature
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play A Japanese Nightingale by Sir William Young (New York, 19 Nov 1903).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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Notes

The source play was based on the novel of the same name by Onoto Watanna (pseud. for Mrs. Winnifred Eaton Babcock), New York, 1901.