The Yellow Pawn

{{short description|1916 film by George Melford}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Yellow Pawn

| image = Theyellowpawn-1916-newsaperad.jpg

| alt = Vintage newspaper advertisement with a small photo and a lot of text

| caption = Newspaper advertisement

| director = George Melford

| producer = Jesse L. Lasky

| screenplay = Frederic Arnold Kummer
Margaret Turnbull

| starring = Wallace Reid
Cleo Ridgely
William Conklin
Tom Forman
Irene Aldwyn
Clarence Geldart

| music =

| cinematography = Percy Hilburn (French)

| editing =

| studio = Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1916|11|23}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Yellow Pawn is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10876/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Yellow Pawn] 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Frederic Arnold Kummer and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Wallace Reid, Cleo Ridgely, William Conklin, Tom Forman, Irene Aldwyn and Clarence Geldart. The film was released on November 23, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/117902/Yellow-Pawn/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230053402/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/117902/Yellow-Pawn/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Janiss Garza|date=2014|title=Yellow-Pawn - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|accessdate=30 December 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=1&Movie=16950|title=The Yellow Pawn|publisher=AFI|accessdate=30 December 2014}}