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The Yellow Pawn

An artist is in the countryside, painting, when he meets a girl in a roadster. They fall in love, but the girl marries a lawyer for his money. She should have waited -- the artist becomes a huge success, commanding a thousand dollars for a portrait sitting. The girl convinces her husband to let the artist paint her, but one night while she is visiting his studio, a thieving relative of his enters and is killed by a servant. To protect the girl, the artist allows himself to be accused of the murder. Her husband happens to be the prosecuting attorney, and when she reveals she was at the artist's home the night of the murder, he prepares to shoot the artist himself. But before he can raise his gun, the servant stabs him to death.

Top Cast

  • Wallace Reid

    Wallace Reid

    James Weldon

  • Cleo Ridgely

    Cleo Ridgely

    Kate Turner

  • William Conklin

    William Conklin

    Allen Perry

  • Tom Forman

    Tom Forman

    Philip Grant

  • Irene Aldwyn

    Irene Aldwyn

    Marian Turner

  • Clarence Geldart

    Clarence Geldart

    Mr. Turner

  • George Webb

    George Webb

    Tom Weldon

  • George Kuwa

    George Kuwa

    Sen Yat

  • Olive Carey

    Olive Carey

    Young Girl

Overview

An artist is in the countryside, painting, when he meets a girl in a roadster. They fall in love, but the girl marries a lawyer for his money. She should have waited -- the artist becomes a huge success, commanding a thousand dollars for a portrait sitting. The girl convinces her husband to let the artist paint her, but one night while she is visiting his studio, a thieving relative of his enters and is killed by a servant. To protect the girl, the artist allows himself to be accused of the murder. Her husband happens to be the prosecuting attorney, and when she reveals she was at the artist's home the night of the murder, he prepares to shoot the artist himself. But before he can raise his gun, the servant stabs him to death.

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