1919NR

The Courageous Coward

Name: The Courageous Coward
Genre: Drama
Released: 1919-03-31
Rating: 8

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Tomatometer

8.0

TMDB

Storyline

Sessue Hayakawa was making the transition from Asian villain to sympathetic hero in this picture. The plot is a combination of racial stereotypes that were common in the U.S. during the silent era and real-life situations experienced by Asians living Stateside. Hayakawa plays Suki Iota, a student who, while born and bred in America, wants a wife with traditional Japanese values. She appears in the form of Rei (Tsuru Aoki, Hayakawa's real-life wife), a singer who becomes known as the Japanese Nightingale.

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Details

DirectorWilliam Worthington

ReleasedMar 31, 1919

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Haworth Pictures Corporation

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

5 fresh · 0 rotten

Variety Staff

RTVarietySep 10, 2020

As the star, Hayakawa has to struggle with past impressions be has created as an all too convincing villain, but it would be cavilling to say that be does not get away with his job in a satisfactory manner. He is ably supported by Miss Aoki.

Margaret I. MacDonald

RTMoving Picture WorldSep 10, 2020

It contains several touches of comedy, and steps for a brief space within the pale of melodrama, evidently for the purpose of establishing its climax... Sessue Hayakawa does colorful work.

P.S. Harrison

RTMotion Picture NewsSep 10, 2020

The Courageous Coward is an excellent production. Although it lacks the intensity of emotional appeal that marked almost every Hayakawa contribution lately, it is endowed with a by far speedier action of plot.

Star Staff

RTWashington StarSep 10, 2020

It is a dramatic story of merit and excellently portrayed.