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Also known as Yellow Claw

1921 film by René Plaissetty

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A frightened woman is murdered in the London apartment of a well-known novelist named Henry Leroux. The police arrest Leroux's butler, but he escapes and runs off to a mysterious opium den, the lair of a drug dealer named Mister King. Gaston Max, a detective from Paris, arrives in London to investigate the drug trafficking. Although the police take down the gang, Mr. King escapes and manages to keep his true identity a secret.

Released: 1921-01-130 minDir: René PlaissettyCrime

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

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Ratings

Year
1920
Genres
Crime

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Screenwriter
Sax Rohmer
Cast member
Annie Esmond
Cinematographer
Jack E. Cox
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publication date
1921-01-01
title
The Yellow Claw
copyright status
public domain
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