The Yellow Dog is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Arthur Hoyt, Antrim Short, and Clara Horton.[2]
Cast
- Arthur Hoyt as Albert Walker
- Antrim Short as 'Nosey' White
- Clara Horton as Kate Cummings
- Frank Clark as Alexander Cummings
- Will Machin as Karl Schneider
- Frank Hayes as Jones
- Fred Kelsey as Max Kummich
- Fred Starr as Henry Babbitt
- Ruby Lafayette as Mrs. Blakely
- Ralph Graves as Tom Blakely [3]
- Lillian Clark as Tom's Sweetheart
- Charles M. Schwab[4]
Promotion
Promotion on the film began before production started. Movie theaters distributed material promoting the Anti-Yellow Dog Clubs, groups designed for schoolboys to call out Americans not acting with sufficient patriotism that had originally been inspired by the story that this film adapts.[5]
Reception
Mae Tinée in the Chicago Tribune said "There's such a big idea behind 'The Yellow Dog,' that it's rather a pity the picture is not a more complete and masterly thing than it is."[3] The Evening Express (Los Angeles) said that it had a "terrific climax" and that the "subtitles are gems of 'punch' and patriotism".[4]
References
- ^ "Schwab Figures in Yellow Dog". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 3, 1918.
- ^ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 66
- ^ a b "Has a Big Idea and Will Appeal to the Children". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 7, 1918. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Schwab Figures in Yellow Dog". Los Agenles Evening Express. September 3, 1918. p. 6.
- ^ Between Free Speech and Propaganda: :Denaturing the Political in the Early American Movie Industry, dissertation By John D. Steinmetz, June 2016, p. 161
Bibliography
- Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2
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