George Kuwa
Date of birth: 1885-04-07
Place of birth: Hiroshima, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Keichii Kuwahara
Biography
George Kuwa (born Keichii Kuwahara) was a Japanese and American Issei (Japanese immigrant) film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1931. He was the first actor to portray Charlie Chan on-screen in the 1926 film serial The House Without a Key.[
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Daddy
1923-03-25
Believing her husband to be unfaithful, Helene Savelli takes her son, Jackie, to the Holdens' farm a
The Half Breed
1922-05-31
Delmar Spavinaw, an educated "half-breed," loves Evelyn Huntington, daughter of a racist judge. Evel
The Cossack Whip
1916-11-13
Feodor Turov, chief of the Russian Czar's secret police, orders his Cossacks to attack a village he
The Warning
1927-11-26
This story of the British Silent Service operating on the coast of China finds Tom Fellows, captain
After the Storm
1928-04-19
Mistakenly believing his wife, Molly Dane ,has been unfaithful to him, ship captain Manin Dane takes
A Trip to Chinatown
1926-06-06
A young hypochondriac who believes that he has only a week to live. His name, by the way, is Welland
The Chinese Parrot
1927-10-23
The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all its ow
Chinatown Charlie
1928-04-15
A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinato
Broken Barriers
1924-08-18
A young girl is forced to give up college when her father loses all his money. She soon meets and fa
The Countess Charming
1917-09-16
Stanley Jordan, a wealthy young bachelor, attends a Red Cross Benefit at the country club where he m
The Yellow Pawn
1916-11-23
An artist is in the countryside, painting, when he meets a girl in a roadster. They fall in love, bu
Rimrock Jones
1918-01-21
Rimrock Jones is the toughest and most likeable prospector in a thriving Arizona copper camp. Having
Sick Abed
1920-06-27
When showing a woman customer some ranch property, real estate agent John Weems's car is disabled by
Perch of the Devil
1927-03-06
Ida is married to small-time Montana prospector Gregory Compton. She's bored and lonely, so a friend
The Showdown
1928-02-25
Passions run hot in the tropics as men fight over oil wells and a woman.
Daughter of the Dragon
1931-09-24
At her Chinese father's bidding, a woman goes to murder an enemy and meets a Scotland Yard detective
The Dice Woman
1926-06-19
Anita Gray is the spoiled daughter of a millionaire. Returning home from a party, her car breaks dow
Oh, Doctor!
1925-02-23
Rufus Billings was born premature and after a lifetime of doctors doting on his frail health he is n
The Woman in the Web
1918-04-08
An adventure serial released in 1918
Bought and Paid For
1922-04-16
Jimmy Gilley is engaged to Fanny Blaine. Jimmy would like to live in a more luxurious style, so he a
The World's Applause
1923-01-29
Corinne d'Alys (Daniels) achieves sudden success on the stage and among her many admirers is noted a
Midsummer Madness
1921-01-23
Because Bob Meredith (Jack Holt) spends all his time working, his wife Margaret (Lois Wilson) feels
Moran of the Lady Letty
1922-02-05
Wealthy young man Ramon Laredo is abducted and put into service aboard a ship commanded by a none-to
Sweepstakes
1931-07-10
A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
The Bottle Imp
1917-03-25
Lopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her father
Curlytop
1924-12-28
Big Bill Branigan, one of the tough characters of London's Limehouse district, falls in love with Cu
When the Clouds Roll By
1919-12-28
Daniel Boone Brown is a pleasure-seeking playboy carousing around New York City without a care in th
The Invisible Fear
1921-10-10
A young woman mistakenly believes she has killed a man in a struggle to repel his unwanted advances.
Her Unwilling Husband
1920-11-21
In this farce, Mavis Jerome, is an actress who has just broken up with her fiancé, Homer Owen. She g
Enter Madame
1922-11-13
Directed by Wallace Worsley.
Head Winds
1925-03-29
Peter kidnaps Patricia to prevent her from marrying the wrong man.
Money Talks
1926-05-10
Sam Starling (Owen Moore) is deep in debt, his wife Phoebe (Claire Windsor) is leaving him and still
The Eternal Struggle
1923-10-08
Believing she's responsible for the death of her would-be seducer, a young woman flees to North Vanc
The House Without a Key
1926-11-21
A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not
The House of Shame
1928-10-01
Harvey Baremore is upset with any perceived extravagance from his demure wife Druid, while he is sec
The Willow Tree
1920-01-31
After Ned Hamilton is rejected by his girlfriend, he travels to Japan where he hears an old legend a
A Son of His Father
1925-09-28
'Big Boy' Morgan and his friend, invalid Charlie Grey, must overcome the efforts of the villainous H
Wicked
1931-10-04
Margot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber husband
The Enchanted Hill
1926-01-18
Lee Purdy, the owner of a ranch on "Enchanted Hill," is subjected to repeated attacks by unknown ass
The Man from Wyoming
1924-01-28
Ned Bannister, manager of a sheep ranch, is accused of the murder of David Messiter, a neighboring c
The Nutcracker
1926-03-28
A man flees his frustrating home and work life and is injured by a streetcar.
Five Days to Live
1922-01-08
Tai Leung, a young man who dreams of love and carves ivory images, falls in love with the pretty Kao
Melting Millions
1927-04-10
Melting Millions is a 1927 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.
White Pants Willie
1927-07-24
Philip Charters, the President of International Motors, and his daughter, Helen, drive up to the sho
Toby's Bow
1919-12-14
A great novelist succumbs to worldly pleasures and shirks the writing of which he is capable. His pu
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted
1925-09-08
The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted is a lost 1925 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by