The Yellow Stain is a lost 1922 silent drama film released by Fox Film Corporation. The film stars John Gilbert and Claire Anderson. It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1][2][3]

The Yellow Stain
A still from the film.
Directed byJohn Dillon
Written byJules Furthman
StarringJohn Gilbert
Claire Anderson
CinematographyDon Short
Production
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 21, 1922 (1922-05-21)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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Donald Keith is a lawyer who has recently moved to a fictional logging community in Northern Michigan. He later learns that Quartus Hembly, the town boss, has illegally conned a man named Daniel Kersten out of his property, ruining him and turning him into the town drunkard. Keith decides to help Kersten take legal action against Hembly and bring him to justice. Keith eventually succeeds and also causes the town's residents to rise up against Hembly.[4][2][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Yellow Stain". Silent Era. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "The Yellow stain (1922) - Overview - TCM.com". tcm.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Yellow Stain
  4. ^ ""Yellow Stain" Is Liberty Film". The Sacramento Star. 30 August 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ "At the White Way". The Mansfield News. No. 141. 6 August 1922. p. 38. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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