The Dragon Painter

Based On the book by Sidney McCall

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 (played by Hayakawa's wife Tsuru Aoki), 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.

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Release date:

September 28, 1919

Director:

William Worthington

Cast:

Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Edward Peil, Toyo Fujita

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Silent

Country:

United States

Year page:

1919 in adaptations