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The Yellow Peril
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 542 feet
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon (Sr.)

Cast: Lawrence Griffith (D.W. Griffith) [Mr. Phlipp], Anthony O’Sullivan [Bridget, the cook]

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 3 March 1908 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H106924]. Released 7 March 1908. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 19-20 February 1908.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Synopses available in Usai-Griffith-1 pp. 15-16.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Chinese - Cooks - French - Irish - Maids

Listing updated: 4 May 2012.

References: Usai-Griffith-1 pp. 15-16 : Website-AFI.