The Yellow Ticket (1918)

Anna Mirrel, a young Jewish girl in Czarist Russia, is forced to degrade herself in order to visit her father, whom she believes to be ill. She obtains a yellow passport, signifying that ... See full summary »

Director:

William Parke

Writers:

Tom Cushing, Michael Morton (play)

Stars:

Fannie Ward, Milton Sills, Warner Oland

Cast

Credited cast:
Fannie Ward	...	Anna Mirrel
Milton Sills	...	Julian Rolfe
Warner Oland	...	Baron Andrey
Armand Kaliz	...	Count Rostov
J.H. Gilmour	...	U.S. Consul Seaton
Helene Chadwick	...	Miss Seaton
Léon Bary	...	Petrov Paviak (as Leon Bary)
Anna Lehr	...	Mary Varenka
Dan Mason	...	Isaac Mirrel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicholas Dunaew
Edward Elkas
Charles Jackson	...	(as Charley Jackson)
Richard Thornton

Storyline

Anna Mirrel, a young Jewish girl in Czarist Russia, is forced to degrade herself in order to visit her father, whom she believes to be ill. She obtains a yellow passport, signifying that she is a prostitute. When she arrives in St. Petersburg, she finds her father has been killed. She encounters a young journalist and tells him of the crimes the state perpetrates against its citizens. But the pair fall into the hands of the secret police when the journalist publishes her remarks. In order to obtain their freedom, Anna must choose whether to submit to the desires of the sinister head of the police, Baron Andrey.

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Plot Keywords:

russia | religious persecution | based on play

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

26 May 1918 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Astra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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