The Yellow Claw

Overview

A frightened woman is murdered in the London apartment of a well-known novelist named Henry Leroux. The police arrest Leroux's butler, but he escapes and runs off to a mysterious opium den, the lair of a drug dealer named Mister King. Gaston Max, a detective from Paris, arrives in London to investigate the drug trafficking. Although the police take down the gang, Mr. King escapes and manages to keep his true identity a secret.

Directed by René Plaissetty

Top cast

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Sydney Seaward

Inspector Dunbar

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Arthur M. Cullin

Dr. Cumberley

Harvey Braban

Gaston Max

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Annie Esmond

Denise Ryland

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Norman Page

Soames

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Kitty Fielder

Lady of the Poppies

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Kiyoshi Takase

Ho-Pin

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A.C. Fotheringham-Lysons

Henry Leroux

Mary Massart

Helen Cumberley

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Cyril Percival

John Howard Edel

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Ivy King

Mrs. Leroux

June Tripp

Mrs. Vernon

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Eric Albury

Gianopolis

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Geoffrey Benstead

Sowerby

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