The Yellow Claw (film)

The Yellow Claw
Directed by René Plaissetty
Written by Sax Rohmer (novel)
Gerard Fort Buckle
Starring Sydney Seaward
Arthur M. Cullin
Harvey Braban
Annie Esmond
Cinematography Jack E. Cox
Production
company
Distributed by Stoll Pictures
Release date
 January 1921
Running time
 6,200 feet[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent
English intertitles

The Yellow Claw is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by René Plaissetty and starring Sydney Seaward, Arthur M. Cullin and Harvey Braban. The film was shot partly at Cricklewood Studios.[2] It was based on the 1915 novel The Yellow Claw by Sax Rohmer. A French detective battles against a notorious master criminal.

Cast

  • Sydney Seaward as Inspector Dunbar
  • Arthur M. Cullin as Dr. Cumberley
  • Harvey Braban as Gaston Max
  • Annie Esmond as Denise Ryland
  • Norman Page as Soames
  • Kitty Fielder as Lady of the Poppies
  • Kiyoshi Takase as Ho-Pin
  • A.C. Fotheringham-Lysons as Henry Leroux
  • Mary Massart as Helen Cumberley
  • Cyril Percival as John Howard Edel
  • Ivy King as Mrs. Leroux
  • June as Mrs. Vernon
  • Eric Albury as Gianopolis
  • Geoffrey Benstead as Sowerby

References

  1. ↑ Low p.485
  2. ↑ Low p.124

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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