The Yellow Claw

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 13, 1921

Original language

English

Production

Stoll Picture Productions

Cast

A.C. Fotheringham-Lysons,Arthur M. Cullin,Kiyoshi Takase,June Tripp,Ivy King,Norman Page,Harvey Braban,Sydney Seaward,Kitty Fielder,Annie Esmondand 4 more

Director

René Plaissetty

Writer

Gerard Fort Buckle,Sax Rohmer

Producer

Oswald Stoll

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0011888