The Yellow Mask
Encyclopedia
The Yellow Mask is a 1930 British
musical
crime film
directed by Harry Lachman
and starring Lupino Lane
, Dorothy Seacombe
and Warwick Ward
. A criminal plans to rob the Crown Jewels
from the Tower of London
. It was based on the Edgar Wallace
play The Traitor's Gate.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Harry Lachman
Harry Lachman
Harry B. Lachman was an American artist, set designer, and film director.Born La Salle, Illinois, Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4 colour illustrations to the 1907 work John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer by Charles...
and starring Lupino Lane
Lupino Lane
Lupino Lane was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family. Lane started out as a child performer, known as 'Little Nipper', and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall and film performances...
, Dorothy Seacombe
Dorothy Seacombe
-Selected filmography:* The Third Eye * The Loves of Robert Burns * Lord Richard in the Pantry * The Yellow Mask * The Ware Case * Many Tanks Mr. Atkins -External links:...
and Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward
Warwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
. A criminal plans to rob the Crown Jewels
Crown jewels
Crown jewels are jewels or artifacts of the reigning royal family of their respective country. They belong to monarchs and are passed to the next sovereign to symbolize the right to rule. They may include crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, and other objects...
from the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
. It was based on the Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
play The Traitor's Gate.
Cast
- Lupino LaneLupino LaneLupino Lane was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family. Lane started out as a child performer, known as 'Little Nipper', and went on to appear in a wide range of theatrical, music hall and film performances...
- Sam Slipper - Dorothy SeacombeDorothy Seacombe-Selected filmography:* The Third Eye * The Loves of Robert Burns * Lord Richard in the Pantry * The Yellow Mask * The Ware Case * Many Tanks Mr. Atkins -External links:...
- Mary Trayne - Warwick WardWarwick WardWarwick Ward was an English actor and film producer. He appeared in 64 films between 1919 and 1933. He also produced 19 films between 1931 and 1958.He was born in St...
- Li San - Haddon MasonHaddon Mason-Selected filmography:* Every Mother's Son * Dawn * The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel * The Lady of the Lake * The Woman in White * A Peep Behind the Scenes * Painted Pictures...
- Ralph Carn - Wilfred Temple - John Carn
- Frank Cochrane - Ah-Song
- Wallace LupinoWallace LupinoWallace Lupino was a British-born film actor who was part of the Lupino family. He appeared in 63 films between 1918 and 1940...
- Steward - Bill ShineBill ShineBill Shine, born Wilfred William Dennis Shine, was a British theatre, film and television actor. Shine was born into a family of theatre actors; among others, Shine's father, mother, grandmother, two uncles and an aunt had worked in theatre. His father Wilfred Shine was a theatre actor who also...
- Sunshine - Winnie Collins - Molly