
Hindu novelist Akbar Khan, lives in Greenwich Village and uses his love affairs as inspiration for his books. When he exhausts all the story material from his affair with Indora, a young Persian girl, he deserts her. Virginia Crosby, a social worker, takes pity on Indora, who has failed in an attempt to kill Khan, and offers to win him back for her. Virginia pretends to fall in love with Khan and inspires him with tales of the devil's trademark, the emblem of a band of devil ... (Full plot summary below)
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Hindu novelist Akbar Khan, lives in Greenwich Village and uses his love affairs as inspiration for his books. When he exhausts all the story material from his affair with Indora, a young Persian girl, he deserts her. Virginia Crosby, a social worker, takes pity on Indora, who has failed in an attempt to kill Khan, and offers to win him back for her. Virginia pretends to fall in love with Khan and inspires him with tales of the devil's trademark, the emblem of a band of devil worshipers whose hero is named Hassa. In these tales, Hassa and a beautiful Hindu woman lead a series of adventures based upon the motif of devil worship. When Virginia jilts Khan before the last installment of the serial is written, she sends Indora to take her place, and Khan finally discovers his love for her.
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| User ReviewRachel BThe pulp serial that makes up the bulk of the film is convoluted and crazy, even to an avid comic book reader like myself. However, this mediocre movie is fascinating for two reasons: Sessue Hayakawa and the way race is depicted in the film. Actors play characters of different ethnicities than their own, but do it all through wardrobe. No hokey, un-PC make-up! It's fascinating, especially because the ethnicities of the characters is totally irrelevant anyway. Watch it as a contrast to what Griffith was doing, but don't expect anything amazing. |