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The Yellow Menace
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 16 chapters / 32 reels
Directed by William Steiner

Cast: Edwin Stevens [Ali Singh], Florence Malone [Princess Nadice], Marguerite Gale [Margaret Brown], Armand Cortes [‘Hong Kong’ Harry], Dave Wall (David Wall) [J.D. Bronson], Tina Marshall [Mary Manning], Eric Mayne [Errol Manning], J. Albert Hall [Captain Kent], William McKey [Porcupine Patterson], Roy Gahris [Foo Jong], Mary T. Rose [Miss Mirell], Frank Lackteen [Chinese heavy], Marie Treador, Emile La Croix, Gerald Griffin

Serial Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed on State Rights basis by Unity Sales Corporation [?] through States Rights Independent Exchanges? / Produced by William Steiner. Scenario by [?] Aubrey M. Kennedy? / 16 chapters (two reels each): [1] © 26 May 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8417], released 4 September 1916; [2] © 14 April 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8118]; [3] © 26 May 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8418]; [4] © 26 May 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8419]; [5] © 26 May 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8420]; [6] © 15 June 1918 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8506]; [7] © 15 June 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8507]; [8] © 15 June 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8505]; [9] © 30 June 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8612]; [10] © 30 June 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8613]; [11] © 12 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8672]; [12] © 12 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8673]; [13] © 12 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8674]; [14] © 21 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8756]; [15] © 21 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8758]; [16] © 21 July 1916 by Serial Film Company, Incorporated [LU8757]. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The serial was released in Portugal on 4 February 1918.

Drama.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Chinese - Serials

Listing updated: 6 January 2011.

References: Lahue-Bound pp. 26, 69; Lahue-Continued pp. 40-41, 175, 289; LoC-MoPic-2 p. 976; Stedman-Serials p. 40, 48 : Website-IMDb; Website-SerSq.