Sesshū Hayakawa

The shipwrecked Robinson family finds new life on a deserted island far from civilization.

LOVE AFFAIR (1932) -- Here he is enterprising, modest and occasionally perplexed as a working class aircraft engineer who is pursued and eventually seduced by a wealthy but jaded socialite (Dorothy Mackaill). Typical of the Pre-Code era, the film is notable for scenes of sexual suggestiveness and moments of refreshingly frank dialogue courtesy of Jo Swerling and Ursula Parrott. KNOCK ON ANY DOOR (1949) -- A tense courtroom drama with undercurrents...