The Wrath of the Gods (1914)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Reginald Barker

Writers:

William H. Clifford (writer)
Thomas H. Ince (writer)

Release Date:

8 June 1914 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Asia | Japanese Woman | Volcano | Japanese | Japan

Cast

Sessue Hayakawa	...	Lord Yamaki
Tsuru Aoki	...	Toya San
Frank Borzage	...	Tom Wilson
Kisaburo Kurihara	...	Takeo
Henry Kotani	...	Mr. Hoshida (as Hanoki)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gladys Brockwell
Herschel Mayall

Also Known As:

The Destruction of Sakura-Jima or The Wrath of the Gods

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

New York Motion Picture Corporation

When World Collide

An excellent melodrama as Tsuru Aoki marries American sailor Frank Borzage -- a curly-haired fellow before he turned director -- despite a family curse that causes volcanoes to 'empty their bowels' when daughters marry -- apparently no such penalty befalls the men. Sessue Hayakawa, in heavy makeup, is unrecognizable as, indeed, are most of the actors, but director Reginald Barker, about to embark on a course of William S. Hart movies, produces a marvelous set-piece of a lynch mob on the trail of the lovers and the father, who has converted to Christianity, followed, of course, by a volcanic eruption. It all holds your interest expertly and you should not miss a chance to see this one.