The Yellow Claw (1921)
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
- 1921-01-13
- Genres
- Crime
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- René Plaissetty
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
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
- Kiyoshi Takase as Ho-Pin
- A.C. Fotheringham-Lysons as Henry Leroux
- Mary Massart as Helen Cumberley
- Cyril Percival as John Howard Edel
- Ivy King as Mrs. Leroux
- June Tripp as Mrs. Vernon
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