"The Yellow Ticket" (aka "The Devil's Pawn") was directed by Vicor Janson and Eugen Illes as a German project shot partially in Warsaw. A story of a Jewish girl forced to hide her identity in order to attend medical school in St. Petersburg, the movie is a melodrama of multiple oppression. Lea, as played by Negri, is at a disadvantage as a woman, an orphan and a Jew -- and yet has immense persistence and an insatiable ambition of becoming a doctor. The film includes more than one plot twist (the final one further complicating the issue of Lea's identity), but it's first and foremost a testimony to a spirit impossible to suppress.
Credits
The Yellow Ticket Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Harry Liedtke
He was 36, 62 years old when he died
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as Demetri, a Medical Student |
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Pola Negri
She was 21, 90 years old when she died
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as Lea, the Professor's Adopted Daughter |
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Victor Janson
He was 34, 75 years old when he died
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as Ossip Storki |
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Guido Herzfeld
He was 67, 72 years old when he died
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as Scholem Raab |
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Margarete Kupfer
She was 37, 72 years old when she died
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as Dance Hall Proprietress |
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Adolf E. Licho
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as Professor Stanlaus |
The Yellow Ticket Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Eugen Illés as Director of Photography. He was 41 (74) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Eugen Illés as Director. He was 41 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Kurt Richter as Art Direction. He was 17 (69) years old when He died
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Art |
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Paul Davidson as Producer. He was 51 (59) years old when He died
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Production |
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Victor Janson as Director. He was 34 (75) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Paul L. Stein as Director. He was 26 (59) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Hans Brennert as Writer. He was 48 (71) years old when He died
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Writing |
