The Yellow Dog (1918 film)

The Yellow Dog
Directed byColin Campbell
Written by
Starring
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 1, 1918 (1918-09-01)
[1]
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Yellow Dog is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Colin Campbell and starring Arthur Hoyt, Antrim Short, and Clara Horton.[2]

Cast

Promotion

Promotion on the film began before production started. Movie theaters distributed material promoting the Anti-Yellow Dog Clubs, groups designed for schoolboys to call out Americans not acting with sufficient patriotism that had originally been inspired by the story that this film adapts.[5]

Reception

Mae Tinée in the Chicago Tribune said "There's such a big idea behind 'The Yellow Dog,' that it's rather a pity the picture is not a more complete and masterly thing than it is."[3] The Evening Express (Los Angeles) said that it had a "terrific climax" and that the "subtitles are gems of 'punch' and patriotism".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Schwab Figures in Yellow Dog". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 3, 1918.
  2. ^ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 66
  3. ^ a b "Has a Big Idea and Will Appeal to the Children". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 7, 1918. p. 14.
  4. ^ a b "Schwab Figures in Yellow Dog". Los Agenles Evening Express. September 3, 1918. p. 6.
  5. ^ Between Free Speech and Propaganda: :Denaturing the Political in the Early American Movie Industry, dissertation By John D. Steinmetz, June 2016, p. 161

Bibliography

  • Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2


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