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1921 film

The First Born
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Directed by	Colin Campbell
Written by	Frederick Stowers
Produced by	Sessue Hayakawa
Starring	Sessue Hayakawa Helen Jerome Eddy
Cinematography	Frank D. Williams
Distributed by	Robertson-Cole (*aka FBO)
Release date	January 30, 1921 (1921-01-30)
Running time	5-6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The First Born is a 1921 American silent film romantic drama directed by Colin Campbell and produced by and starring Sessue Hayakawa. It was distributed by the Robertson-Cole Company.

Plot

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Cast

Sessue Hayakawa as Chan Wang
Helen Jerome Eddy as Loey Tsing
Sonny Loy as Chan Toy (credited as "Sonny Boy" Warde)
Goro Kino as Man Low Tek
Marie Pavis as Chan Lee
Frank M. Seki as Hop Lee
Wilson Hummel as Kuey Lar
Anna May Wong

Preservation status

The film is preserved at the BFI National Archive.

References

External links

The First Born at IMDb
synopsis at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by Colin Campbell
1910s	Brown of Harvard (1911) Wamba, a Child of the Jungle (1913) The Spoilers (1914) In the Days of the Thundering Herd (1914) The Carpet from Bagdad (1915) The Rosary (1915) Sweet Alyssum (1915) Thou Shalt Not Covet (1916) The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916) The Garden of Allah (1916) The Crisis (1916) Beware of Strangers (1917) Who Shall Take My Life? (1917) The City of Purple Dreams (1918) The Still Alarm (1918) A Hoosier Romance (1918) The Yellow Dog (1918) Tongues of Flame (1918) The Sea Flower (1918) Little Orphant Annie (1918) The Railroader (1919) The Thunderbolt (1919) The Beauty Market (1919)
1920s	The Corsican Brothers (1920) When Dawn Came (1920) Moon Madness (1920) Big Happiness (1920) The First Born (1921) Black Roses (1921) Where Lights Are Low (1921) The Swamp (1921) The Lure of Jade (1921) Two Kinds of Women (1922) The World's a Stage (1922) Three Who Paid (1923) The Buster (1923) Bucking the Barrier (1923) The Grail (1923) Pagan Passions (1924) The Bowery Bishop (1924)

Films directed by Colin Campbell

1910s

Brown of Harvard (1911)
Wamba, a Child of the Jungle (1913)
The Spoilers (1914)
In the Days of the Thundering Herd (1914)
The Carpet from Bagdad (1915)
The Rosary (1915)
Sweet Alyssum (1915)
Thou Shalt Not Covet (1916)
The Ne'er-Do-Well (1916)
The Garden of Allah (1916)
The Crisis (1916)
Beware of Strangers (1917)
Who Shall Take My Life? (1917)
The City of Purple Dreams (1918)
The Still Alarm (1918)
A Hoosier Romance (1918)
The Yellow Dog (1918)
Tongues of Flame (1918)
The Sea Flower (1918)
Little Orphant Annie (1918)
The Railroader (1919)
The Thunderbolt (1919)
The Beauty Market (1919)

1920s

The Corsican Brothers (1920)
When Dawn Came (1920)
Moon Madness (1920)
Big Happiness (1920)
The First Born (1921)
Black Roses (1921)
Where Lights Are Low (1921)
The Swamp (1921)
The Lure of Jade (1921)
Two Kinds of Women (1922)
The World's a Stage (1922)
Three Who Paid (1923)
The Buster (1923)
Bucking the Barrier (1923)
The Grail (1923)
Pagan Passions (1924)
The Bowery Bishop (1924)

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