Story

Akbar Khan, a novelist in New York, uses his love affairs as inspiration for his books. His current affair is with Indora, a Persian girl. However, the passion has left the relationship and he casts her out. Social worker Virginia Crosby comes to her aid and pretends to fall for Khan. He is inspired to write about The Devil’s Trademark (this was the working title of the film). The film flashes to his vision of the story, with Khan as the hero Hassan. Hassan’s companion in the story is a beautiful Hindu woman. Virginia then leave Khan before the story is finished, and sends for Indora, who steps into her place.

Cast

• Sessue Hayakawa
  Sessue Hayakawa
  was a Japanese and American Issei actor who starred in American, Japanese, French, German, and British films. Hayakawa was the first and one of the few Asian actors to find stardom in the United States as well as Europe. Between the mid-1910s and the late 1920s, he was as well known as actors...
  
   - Akbar Khan/Hassan
• Rhea Mitchell
  Rhea Mitchell
  Rhea Mitchell was an American film actress who began her career during the silent film era. She earned the name of "the little stunt girl" because of her willingness to attempt thrilling scenes in motion pictures....
  
   - Virginia Crosby
• Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore
  Colleen Moore was an American film actress, and one of the most fashionable stars of the silent film era.-Early life:...
  
   - Indora
• William Buckley
  William Buckley
  William, Will or Bill Buckley may refer to:* William F. Buckley, Jr. , American author and conservative commentator* William Frank Buckley, Sr. , lawyer in Tampico, Mexico...
  
   - Spencer Wellington
• Sidney Payne - Kemal
• Joe Wray - Salim

Background

One of Colleen's "exotic" roles, along with Lizette from The Savage

The Savage

The Savage is a 1952 Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Charlton Heston. Much of the film was shot in the Black Hills of South Dakota.-Plot synopsis:...

. Colleen made a convincing Persian with hier hiar pulled back and her demur mannerisms.

Footnotes

• Jeff Codori (2012), Colleen Moore; A Biography of the Silent Film Star, McFarland Publishing,(Print ISBN: 978-0-7864-4969-9, EBook ISBN: 978-0-7864-8899-5).

External Links

• http://www.altfg.com/blog/classics/the-devils-claim-sessue-hayakawa/
• The Devil's Claim at IMDb.com
• The Devil's Claim at TCM.com
• http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/89356/The-Devil-s-Claim/overview