Film

The Yellow Pawn

1916 · 50m · Drama · Romance · Comedy

An artist is in the countryside, painting, when he meets a girl in a roadster. They fall in love, but the girl marries a lawyer for his money. She should have waited -- the artist becomes a huge success, commanding a thousand dollars for a portrait sitting. The girl convinces her husband to let the artist paint her, but one night while she is visiting his studio, a thieving relative of his enters and is killed by a servant. To protect the girl, the artist allows himself to be accused of the murder. Her husband happens to be the prosecuting attorney, and when she reveals she was at the artist's home the night of the murder, he prepares to shoot the artist himself. But before he can raise his gun, the servant stabs him to death.

Wallace Reid

James Weldon

Cleo Ridgely

Kate Turner

William Conklin

Allen Perry

Tom Forman

Philip Grant

Irene Aldwyn

Marian Turner

Clarence Geldart

Mr. Turner

George Webb

Tom Weldon

George Kuwa

Sen Yat

Olive Carey

Young Girl

• George MelfordDirector
• Frederic Arnold KummerStory

Release date

November 23, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Rated

NR

Genres

Drama, Romance, Comedy