The Yellow Ticket
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
William Parke
Fannie Ward
Milton Sills
Warner Oland
Armand Kaliz
J. H. Gilmour
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Synopsis
Under the reign of Czar Nicholas, Jews are persecuted mercilessly, and during a particularly violent raid, Anna Mirrel's mother is killed. Hearing that her father Isaac is dying in St. Petersburg, Anna applies for a passport to visit him but instead is given a "yellow ticket," a badge of dishonor worn by prostitutes and frequently given to young Jewish women by the police. After her father dies, Anna tries to escape the police, who now torment her, by assuming the name of her deceased friend, Marya Varenka, and living in the home of American diplomat Seaton as his daughter's tutor. There she befriends American journalist Julian Rolfe, but when the police discover her identity, Seaton turns her out. Baron Andrey, who had offered Anna protection, attacks her, whereupon she kills him and turns herself over to the police. Julian secures her release by threatening to create an international scandal, leaving the two free to plan a secure future in America.
Director
William Parke
Cast
Fannie Ward
Milton Sills
Warner Oland
Armand Kaliz
J. H. Gilmour
Helene Chadwick
Leon Bary
Anna Lehr
Dan Mason
Nicholas Dunaew
Edward Elkas
Charley Jackson
Richard Thornton
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Among the other versions of Morton's play is the 1931 Fox film The Yellow Ticket, starring Elissa Landi and Laurence Olivier and directed by Raoul Walsh.
