''The Yellow Stain'' is a 1922 silent
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
released by
Fox Film Corporation
The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American Independent film production studio formed by William Fox (1879–1952) in 1915, by combining his earlier Greater New York Film Rental Company and Box Office Attractions Film ...
. The film stars
John Gilbert and
Claire Anderson. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Plot
Donald Keith is a lawyer who has recently moved to a fictional logging community in Northern Michigan. He later learns that Quartus Hembly, the town boss, has illegally conned a man named Daniel Kersten out of his property, ruining him and turning him into the town drunkard. Keith decides to help Kersten take legal action against Hembly and bring him to justice. Keith eventually succeeds and also causes the town's residents to rise up against Hembly.
Cast
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John Gilbert as Donald Keith
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Claire Anderson as Thora Erickson
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Mark Fenton
Mark Fenton (November 11, 1866 – July 29, 1925) was an American stage performer and motion-picture character actor who appeared in at least 80 films between 1914 and 1925.
Fenton had considerable experience performing on stage prior to a ...
as Olaf Erickson
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John P. Lockney as Quartus Hembly
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Herschel Mayall
Herschel Mayall (July 12, 1863 – June 10, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1912 and 1935.
Biography
He was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and died in Detroit, Mic ...
as Dr. Brown
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William Robert Daly
William Robert Daly (born William Robert Dailey; October 24, 1872 – 1935) was an actor and director of silent films in the U.S.
Early life
William Robert Daly was born on October 24, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts as William Robert Dailey.
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as Daniel Kersten
References
External links
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1922 films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1922 drama films
American silent feature films
Films directed by John Francis Dillon
1920s American films