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The Yellow Passport

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The Yellow Passport
Clara Kimball Young reacts as John St. Polis is punched by Edwin August in a scene still from the 1916 silent drama The Yellow Passport.
Directed byEdwin August
Written byAbraham S. Schomer (author)[1]
Frances Marion (scenario)
Edwin August (scenario)
StarringClara Kimball Young
CinematographyPhilip Hatkin
Production
company
World Film
Distributed byWorld Film
Release date
  • February 7, 1916 (1916-02-07)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent(English intertitles)

The Yellow Passport is a lost 1916 silent film drama produced and distributed by the World Film Company. It was directed by Edwin August and stars Clara Kimball Young. The film is based on Michael Morton's 1914 Broadway play, The Yellow Ticket. On the stage the lead characters were played by Florence Reed and John Barrymore. Morton's story was filmed several times in the silent era and made as The Yellow Ticket in 1931 with Lionel Barrymore and Elissa Landi.[2][3]

A rerelease title for this film was The Badge of Shame.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Ad for the American film Ruling Passions (1918)
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c.1988
  3. ^ Greta de Groat. "The Yellow Passport". stanford.edu.