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The Curse of Iku
Also known as Ashes of Desire in the USA
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels
Directed by Frank Borzage
Cast: Frank Borzage [Allan Carroll; and Allan Carroll III], Tsuru Aoki [Omi San], [?] ? [Yori], Jack Yutaka Abbe
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company production; distributed by George Kleine System [Perfection Pictures]. / Scenario by Catherine Carr, from a screen story by Sam Small Jr. Production supervised by M. Blair Coan. / © 1 August 1918 by Essanay Film Manufacturing Company [LP14560]. © 1919 (as Ashes of Desire). Released 1 March 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA in six reels (as Ashes of Desire) on State Rights basis by Wilk and Wilk in mid-1920; through revised intertitles and editing the dramatic location was changed to the Malaysian coast, and the film was presented by Frank J. Smith.
Drama: Action.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Americans (Abroad) - Escapes - Japan - Japanese - Rescues - Sailors
Listing updated: 14 January 2014.
References: MoPicStudioDir-1921 : ClasIm-220 p. 40 : Website-AFI.
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