The Green Eye of the Yellow God (1913)

USA, 1913
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent

An American short fantasy film directed by Richard Ridgely.

Plot Summary

Lt Mad Carew of the British army in India steals an emerald from the statue of a Hindu deity and is cursed.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Richard Ridgely
Edison Company
Based on the Poem by: John Milton Hayes

Cast
Charles Ogle (Lt Mad Carew)
Laura Sawyer (Alice, the Colonel’s daughter)
Wadsworth Harris

References

Periodicals

  • The Bioscope vol.21 no.373 (4 December 1913) p.1033 – illustrated review
  • The Bioscope vol.21 no.376 supplement (25 December 1913) p. v – review

Books

  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.176