The Yellow Passport
(1931)
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Elissa Landi | ... |
Marya Kalish
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| Lionel Barrymore | ... |
Baron Igor Andreeff
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| Laurence Olivier | ... |
Julian Rolfe
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Walter Byron | ... |
Count Nikolai
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Arnold Korff | ... |
Grandfather Kalish
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| Mischa Auer | ... |
Melchior
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Police Agent Boligoff
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Rita La Roy | ... |
Fania Rubinstein
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A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a British journalist find their lives endangered when she reveals to him information regarding the social crimes rampant in her country. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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30 October 1931 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Den Gula Biljetten See more »Company Credits
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This was the third film in which Lionel Barrymore and Karloff met. This was a big step for Karloff to be appearing with Barrymore, who was a super star in those days along with Laurence Olivier. This film takes place in Russia, in the year 1913, Mary Kalish(Elissa Landi) is a Jewish girl, and finds out that her father is dying in a St. Petersburg prison. During this period, Jews were not able to travel without passports and she has to get a "yellow ticket", which is given to prostitutes. Having arrived at the prison, she learns her father has already passed away. She meets and falls in love with Julian Rolfe (Laurence Olivier), a British newspaperman. Karloff played the role of an alcholic orderly for Lionel Barrymore who attempts to molest Landi in a park. This film story line resembles the Opera "Tosca". This was a good start for Karloff's great career in films.