Last week, I shared that there were two Japanese actors who had roles in Terror Island, but did not share their names.

It is now time to reveal who these actors were:

camera! Nov 1, 1919

Goro Kino played Mordaunt’s Japanese Assistant:

According to IMDb:

Goro Kino was born on June 2, 1877 in Japan.

Sessue Hayakawa strangles Goro Kino in The First Born (1921)

He was an actor, known for Narikin (1921), A Tokyo Siren (1920) and Where Lights Are Low (1921). He died on February 4, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

And Yukio Aoyama played, Sato, Harper’s Japanese Assistant:

According to IMDb:

Yukio Aoyama was born on March 15, 1888 in Japan.

Yukio Aoyama and Lois Wilson in Who’s Your Servant (1920)

High school education in Japan and America and drama school in Chicago. Yukio Aoyama was an editor of the Japanes Daily News for five years and also writer and drama critic. Was a leading man in Japanese stock companies. Was in American-produced films, and co-starred with Lois Wilson in “Hari-Kari” (aka “Who Is Your Servant”, and co-starred with Helen Holmes in the Warners’s serial “The Tiger Band. “Worked in over sixty Vitagraph films as technical director or assistant director. In 1934, worked on the Japanese Movie Magazine and the Kodan Club, and was the owner of The Oriental Costume Company in Hollywood.

He died on December 11, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Credits:

• Cropped Stills – Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.)

You may not remember this, but there were two Japanese actors who played roles in Terror Island.

One is Job Mordaunt’s Japanese Assistant, who appears in parts 3 and 4 above, which are both considered missing in the current version (Library of Congress Print) of Terror Island. He also appeared in part 2.

And the other is Harper’s Japanese Assistant, Sato, who appears above in missing part 3. He also appeared in parts 1 and 2.

Neither actor gets credit in the movie, nor has Terror Island listed as a movie they did in the internet Movie Database (IMDb).

So what were the names of these actors?

Will share the answer in my next post.

Here is the second installment where I share the missing scenes in chronological order for Part 4. This post begins where the previous installment left off.

At the wharf, the boat has been released from its moorings and is now held by a single line, ready to leave.  They are placing the last of the boxes on board with block and tackle.  The paraphernalia has been hastily thrown into the boxes, while another adjusts the sling.  The gang-plank is still out.  The sailors carrying Beverly, and Job enter.  The Captain motions them to hustle on board and they exit up the gang-plank.

In the cabin, a sailor just finished tying Beverly to a chair. She is bound and gagged.  Stella and Job stand beside her.  Stella searches for the jewel box.

Stella finds jewel box, holds it up. Job snatches at it, but she avoids him and starts to examine it herself.

Two boxes remain to be loaded.  The gang-plank is being ordered up by the Captain. Harper rushes in, stops as he sees the boat is ready to sail and swinging at the end of one line. It looks like there is no chance for him to slip on board and attempt the release of Beverly. One man is nailing up the next to last box, while the other man places sling around it.  This attracts Harper’s attention.  He creeps forward, keeping in the shelter of the freight.

Harper creeps in, moves lid to look into box, finds room for himself, slips in and shoves lid over him. At this moment, the workman turns, goes to this box, begins nailing on lid.

The dog is at side of box, barks, jumps on it, makes unmistakable signs that he wants to get into the box with his friend and preserver.

Guy has a puzzled expression as he looks at dog. He walks toward it, calls dog, examines collar, sees that chain was unhooked, looks suspiciously at box, then starts to run for gang-plank, just as tackle is hooked in box and it starts up.  Guy gets aboard just as last line is cast off and the boat swings away from dock.

With the boat moving out and the box still suspended over water, Guy cuts rope, and box falls into water and begins to sink. Harper’s hand shows through broken board.

Box sinks to bottom, it wobbles around, hand shows, Harper attempts to break out.  Boards on side seen to give, Harper emerges from box, starts to swim upward.

Harper comes to surface, strikes out for dock, climbs up.

In the cabin, Beverly is bound, Stella and Job are examining jewel case. Guy enters, laughs as he sees Beverly then speaks: “I’ve just sent Harper to the bottom. Now let’s see him salvage himself!”

Harper shows his disappointment and grief as his failure to make the boat and protect Beverly. He lets his arms drop helplessly and bows head.

After hurried repairs to the submarine, it is loaded and is seen proceeding out.

With the Vaquero a few hours at sea

Stella, Guy and Job are in Stella’s cabin. Job stops suddenly and looks at Guy and says: “As Stella going to deliver the pearl to the natives, Beverly is only in the way.  I wish she’d fall overboard.”

Stella glances up from her inspection of the pearl toward the two men, a contemptuous smile on her lips, tries to catch something of their conversation, then goes back to her contemplation of the jewel.

Guy looks at his father from corner of eyes, leans toward him and speaks:

“Why deprive me of a little innocent amusement with Beverly?”

He looks at job, turns eyes upward, smiles and winks.

Stella had heard the remark.  She jumps to feet and comes fiercely toward Guy showing her jealously.  He laughs, she clutches him angrily, he brutally shoves her aside and exits.

The end of a periscope fastened to a tiny buoy is seen to be traveling thru the water.

In glass can be seen the boat.

Harper standing beside shelf on which is placed the other end of periscope is gazing intently into it.

Harper speaks: “We are close to the Vaquero, slow down”

Harper enters air-tight compartment, opens valve, place is quickly flooded, he opens outer trap and swims out.

Harper seen climbing up rope on side of boat near center.

End of Part Four

Credits:

• Paraphrased Scenes – Paramount Files at Margaret Herrick Library

Parts 3 and 4 of the current version of Terror Island are considered missing. I previously did four posts that described the missing scenes in chronological order for Part 3:

• Terror Island Part 3 (1 of 4)
• Terror Island Part 3 (2 of 4)
• Terror Island Part 3 (3 of 4)
• Terror Island Part 3 (4 of 4)

It is now time to share in some detail the missing scenes in chronological order for Part 4. This is the first of two installments.

At the docks on the deck of the Vaquero, Guy Mordaunt is talking with his father, Job Mordaunt:

“Tell her you’ve just found someone willing to make the trip. She’ll come with you quick enough now that the sub is disabled.”

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At the gang plank, Beverly his seen seated with her dog. Job says:

“Good news, my dear, found a captain that is willing to make the trip! Come on over and meet him.”

“Hurry up! His steamer is just beyond our office – you can come right back.”

Beverly decides she will be alright and turns toward Job and nods her head. They start out.

Harper enters hastily and hurries to where Beverly was seated. He is anxious to report the condition of the sub.  He has on trousers, shirt, and low shoes only. Not seeing Beverly, he glances around in surprise – then seems a bit worried.  He looks up and sees Job and Beverly hurrying away.  His face hardens with determination.  He starts out in their direction on a run. He waves and calls as he goes.

Job hears and sees Harper is running toward them.  His face expresses fear and consternation. He stops, turns Beverly toward a door and tells her the Captain is inside.  Hastily throwing the door open, he pushes her in and follows.

Sailors and Guy draw back, apprehensive, as door is thrown open, but relax when it is Job who is entering. Job thrusts Beverly into the room, closes the door and stands with back against. He holds up his hands speaks hurriedly.  Beverly looks back and forth from Job to Guy.

Job says: “Harper’s coming.” as he turns to lock door.

Beverly shows hope at this announcement and turns toward door. Job angrily waves her back. Guy gives short order to sailors. Two of them rush forward and seize Beverly roughly, throwing a bit of canvas over her head, then begin wind rope about her arms. Guy has snatched the chain from Beverly’s hands and ties dog to leg of table.

Harper enters on run, pauses for an instant, then boldly tries the door.

Sailors are holding the struggling Beverly and binding her arms.  Job, standing at door, signal Harper is outside.  Guy motions to let him in, while he and two sailors station themselves so that the opening door will conceal them.  Job unlocks door, swings it suddenly open.  Harper rushes in, sees Beverly struggling in the hands of two sailors and starts toward her. Job and other sailors jump on his back. The three men go to the floor struggling, the sailors striking viciously with blackjacks.  The struggle is short and sharp.  Harper’s shirt is torn off.  He is dragged to his feet in a dazed condition and placed in a chair against the wall.  One sailor and Guy take coil of small chain and start to bind him.

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They pass the chain thru iron ring in wall.

The two sailors that bound Beverly are now rolling her in an old sail which they start to tie up.

The dog is seen tugging at chain and barking at the men.

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Harper is now bound, so Guy and sailors hastily prepare to destroy the building.  Boxes and barrels are placed before Harper and oil is poured over the mass, a candle is placed on top of one of the barrels, and a thread is stretched from it to the telephone bell, by Guy.

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Preparations complete, the candle is lit, and two sailors pick up Beverly who now resembles a roll of canvas. Job throws open the door and all exit hastily. Job goes out last, closing the door.

Sailors carrying Beverly start toward dock. Guy speaks to Job, who is locking the door, telling him he will telephone.  Guy then starts across the street. Job after locking door hurries out after sailors.

Harper slowly regaining his senses, struggles to free himself from chains.

Guy enters cigar stand at dock, picks up phone and calls number.

Telephone rings and jerks the thread.

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Harper staring at candle before him. It wobbles, tips over the mass of inflammable material which is ignited and starts to blaze.  Harper struggles violently.

Dog tugs on chain and tries to get away as fire is all around.

Harper is struggling desperately to break chains.

Harper snaps chains, frees arms, extricates himself from balance, fights his way past blazing boxes to dog, unlocks chain, then starts through smoke for door, followed by dog.

Harper at door, blinding smoke about him, works at lock and starts to pick it.

The door is opened and Harper rushes out past the crowd and hurries toward dock, dog at his heel.

Credits

• Paraphrased Scenes – Paramount Files at Margaret Herrick Library
• Cropped Stills – Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.)