The Yellow Back

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The Yellow Back
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Still with Fred Humes and director Del Andrews
Directed by Del Andrews
Written byDel Andrews
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Fred Humes
CinematographyAl Jones
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 1926 (1926-10-03)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Yellow Back is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was marketed as a Blue Streak Western. [1]

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Preservation

A print of The Yellow Back is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [2] [3]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Yellow Back
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at the Library of Congress, p. 213, c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Yellow Back