Name: Yellow Men and Gold
Released: 1922
Cast: Richard Dix, Helene Chadwick, Henry Barrows, Rosemary Theby, Richard Tucker

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Release Date

Jan 1922

Premiere Information

Chicago and Des Moines premieres: ca20 May 1922

Production Company

Goldwyn Pictures

Country

United States

Screenplay Information

Based on the novel Yellow Men and Gold by Gouverneur Morris (New York, 1911).

Technical Specs

Sound

Silent

Color

Black and White

Film Length

5,224ft (6 reels)

Synopsis

Parrish, a young author, leaves his study during a storm to answer a call for help. He discovers a dying man and is rewarded with a treasure map, which he shows to Carroll, a retired sea captain. They plan a quest for the treasure; but before Carroll's ship sails, Parrish is drugged, relieved of the map, and thrown from the dock. Bessie, a girl aboard the Shantung, rescues Parrish. Parrish has concealed a copy of the treasure map; and learning that Carroll has tricked him, he embarks on the Shantung and arrives at the site of the treasure before Carroll's armed gang interrupt. Bessie is imprisoned on Carroll's ship but is rescued by Parrish, who burns that ship and returns to the Shantung. After many adventures together, Parrish and Bessie discover their mutual love. At this point, it transpires that the young author, in his study, has recounted the story from one of his own manuscripts.