The Village 'Neath the Sea

The Village 'Neath the Sea
Sessue Hayakawa
Directed by	Thomas H. Ince Jay Hunt [1]
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Starring	Tsuru Aoki Sessue Hayakawa
Production company	Domino Film Company [1]
Distributed by	Mutual Film
Release date	August 27, 1914 (1914-08-27)(USA) [1]
Running time	20 mins.
Country	USA
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Village 'Neath the Sea is a 1914 American silent short adventure film directed by Thomas H. Ince and Jay Hunt. Sessue Hayakawa, ^[1] Tsuru Aoki, ^[2] Lone Bear ^[3] and Ernest Swallow played important roles in it.

Plot

According to a film magazine, ^[4] "Red Elk, a young Indian brave, marries Little Fawn of the Sioux, and takes her home with him to his village on the California coast. Big Bear, fired with jealousy, tells Red Elk that he will not keep his bride many moons, and one night while they are sleeping. Big Bear enters the tepee and carries Little Fawn away. Red Elk pursues them all night, overtaking them at last by the sea. A glimpse of the Indian girl's face tells him that she is dead. The young brave returns to his people, half crazed. An aged woman of the tribe relates to him an old, old legend of the village under the ocean where Little Fawn awaits his coming. At midnight Red Elk throws himself into the sea."

Cast

• Tsuru Aoki as Little Fawn
• Sessue Hayakawa as Red Elk
• Ernest Swallow as Big Bear
• White Star as Chief
• Lone Bear as Old crone

Production

Exteriors for The Village 'Neath the Sea were shot at Santa Monica Canyon. ^[5]

References

1. Miyao, Daisuke (March 7, 2007). Sessue Hayakawa: Silent Cinema and Transnational Stardom. Duke University Press. p. 333. ISBN   978-0-8223-8982-8.
2. Lowe, Denise (January 27, 2014). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Taylor & Francis. p. 1839. ISBN   978-1-317-71896-3.
3. Friar, Ralph E.; Friar, Natasha A. (1972). The only good Indian: the Hollywood gospel. Drama Book Specialists. p. 249. ISBN   978-0-910482-21-9.
4. Moving Picture World, New York City: Chalmers Publishing Company, August 29, 1914, p. 1286 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
5. Reel Life. New York City: Mutual Film Corporation. August 18, 1914. p. 18.

External links

• The Village 'Neath the Sea at IMDb

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