Black Roses (1921 film)

Black Roses
Black Roses
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Directed by	Colin Campbell
Written by	Richard Schayer
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa; Myrtle Stedman; Tsuru Aoki; Andrew Robson; Toyo Fujita;
Cinematography	Frank D. Williams
Production; company	Hayakawa Feature Play Company
Distributed by	Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation
Release date	May 22, 1921 (USA);
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Black Roses is a 1921 American crime drama film directed by Colin Campbell. Sessue Hayakawa, Myrtle Stedman, Tsuru Aoki,^[1] Andrew Robson, and Toyo Fujita appeared in the film.^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[3] when Benson Burleigh (Robson) is found murdered with his gardener Yoda (Hayakawa) beside him with a knife in his hand, the police conclude that Yoda is guilty. While in prison Yoda learns that 'Monocle' Harry (Herbert), Blanche De Vore (Stedman), and Wong Fu (Fujita) framed him of the crime. When the opportunity arrives, with the assistance of his fellow convicts he steals a locomotive while its crew is eating lunch and uses it to burst through the prison yard gates. He drives the locomotive at full speed until they outrun an automobile full of prison guards. With money provided by a fellow cellmate, he poses as a wealthy Japanese nobleman. He outwits the trio of criminals and frees his wife Blossom (Aoki), whom they had kidnapped, and turns them over to the police.

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa as Yoda
Myrtle Stedman as Blanche De Vore
Tsuru Aoki as Blossom
Andrew Robson as Benson Burleigh
Toyo Fujita as Wong Fu
Henry Herbert as 'Monocle' Harry
Harold Holland as Detective Cleary
Carrie Clark Ward as Bridget

Preservation

A complete print of Black Roses is held by the Cinematheque Francais in Paris.^[4]

References

^ Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
^ "Black Roses". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Reviews: Black Roses". Exhibitors Herald. 12 (23). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 87. June 4, 1921.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Black Roses". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

External links

Black Roses at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[Munden1997-1] Munden, Kenneth White (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.

[2] "Black Roses". afi.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

[3] "Reviews: Black Roses". Exhibitors Herald. 12 (23). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 87. June 4, 1921.

[American_Silent_Feature_Film_Database-4] "American Silent Feature Film Database: Black Roses". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 22, 2024.

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