Scarlet Saint
| Scarlet Saint | |
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| Directed by | George Archainbaud |
| Written by | Eugene Clifford Jack Jungmeyer John W. Krafft |
| Produced by | Earl Hudson |
| Starring | Mary Astor Lloyd Hughes Frank Morgan |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | Arthur Tavares |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Scarlet Saint, also known as The Scarlet Sinner,[1] is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Frank Morgan.[2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[4] a young woman who as a girl was betrothed to an Austrian baron decides on the eve of the wedding that she cannot marry the titled man because she is in love with a young American. The baron tricks the other man into a duel and forces the woman into marriage to save the younger man from a long term in jail. After a long period of struggle to retain his wife, the baron at length releases her and wishes her happiness with the American.
Cast
- Mary Astor as Fidele Tridon
- Lloyd Hughes as Philip Collett
- Frank Morgan as Baron Badeau
- Jed Prouty as Mr. Tridon
- John Raymond as Josef
- George Neville as The Trainer
- Frances Miller as Cynthia
- Wes Jenkins as Butler
Preservation
With no prints of Scarlet Saint located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Scarlet Sinner
- ^ Lowe p.1849
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Scarlet Saint at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: The Scarlet Saint", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (9), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58, November 21, 1925, retrieved November 9, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Scarlet Saint
Bibliography
- Lowe, Denise. An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930. Routledge, 2014.
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