The Yellow Pawn | |
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Directed by | George Melford |
Screenplay by | Frederic Arnold Kummer Margaret Turnbull |
Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky |
Starring | Wallace Reid Cleo Ridgely William Conklin Tom Forman Irene Aldwyn Clarence Geldart |
Cinematography | Percy Hilburn (French) |
Production company | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Yellow Pawn is a lost [1] 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Frederic Arnold Kummer and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Wallace Reid, Cleo Ridgely, William Conklin, Tom Forman, Irene Aldwyn and Clarence Geldart. The film was released on November 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures. [2] [3]
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