---
title: 'The Dragon Painter (1919)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Worthington'
released: '1919-09-28'
runtime_minutes: 50
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-dragon-painter-1919'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150388/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Dragon Painter (1919)

1919 · 50 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Dragon Painter is a 1919 American silent romantic drama film. It is based on the novel of the same name, written by Mary McNeil Fenollosa. It stars Sessue Hayakawa as a young painter who believes that his fiancée, is a princess who has been captured and turned into a dragon. It was directed by William Worthington and filmed in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, and in the Japanese Tea Garden in Coronado, California.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Worthington](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-worthington)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Schayer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-schayer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Izu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-izu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frank D. Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-d-williams)

## Cast

- [Tsuru Aoki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsuru-aoki)
- [Sessue Hayakawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/sessue-hayakawa)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Toyo Fujita](https://cinepixo.com/people/toyo-fujita)

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