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 | |
|---|---|
_-_2.jpg) A still from the film. | |
| Directed by | John Dillon |
| Written by | Jules Furthman |
| Starring | John Gilbert Claire Anderson |
| Cinematography | Don Short |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date | May 21, 1922 |
Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot edit
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]
Cast edit
- John Gilbert as Donald Keith
- Claire Anderson as Thora Erickson
- Mark Fenton as Olaf Erickson
- John P. Lockney as Quartus Hembly
- Herschel Mayall as Dr. Brown
- William Robert Daly as Daniel Kersten
References edit
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Yellow Stain". Silent Era. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "The Yellow stain (1922) - Overview - TCM.com". tcm.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Yellow Stain
- ^ ""Yellow Stain" Is Liberty Film". The Sacramento Star. 30 August 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "At the White Way". The Mansfield News. No. 141. 6 August 1922. p. 38. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
