The Breath of the Gods
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Production Universal Studios Duration | Director Rollin Sturgeon Genres Silent film, Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language Silent
English intertitles Release date July 25, 1920 (1920-07-25) Based on The Breath of the Gods
by Sidney McCall Writer Sidney McCall (novel), Charles J. Wilson Cast Tsuru Aoki, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Pat OMalley People also search for Captain Alvarez, A Petticoat Pilot, Unclaimed Goods, West of the Water Tower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Breath of the Gods is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and starring Tsuru Aoki. Set during the Russo-Japanese War, the film is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Sidney McCall.
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No prints of The Breath of the Gods are known to exist, and it is now presumed to be a lost film.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 threatens the peace of Japan, so Yuki Onda (Aoki) is directed home from her American school by her father (Seki). With her sails a party of American diplomatic friends that includes Pierre Le Beau (Wheatcroft), to whom Yuki has pledged her love. Her father's faith in her inherited honor obliges her to marry Prince Hagane (Carewe), and in the opportunity to be of service to her country comes an opposing loyalty to him and love for Le Beau. Le Beau is an attache of the embassy of Australia in Japan, and he is made an unwilling instrument in an attempt to secure valuable information from her. Yuki, believing that she has failed in her trust, takes her own life, leaving a sorrowing Prince and the penitent and loving Le Beau.
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References
The Breath of the Gods WikipediaThe Breath of the Gods IMDb