The Scarlet Runner
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| Directed by | William P. S. Earle Wally Van |
| Written by | George H. Plympton A. M. Williamson C. N. Williamson |
| Starring | Earle Williams Marguerite Blake |
| Distributed by | Vitagraph Company of America |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 episodes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
The Scarlet Runner is a 1916 American drama film serial directed by William P. S. Earle and Wally Van. The film is considered lost.[1]
Plot
A series of 12 two-reel episodes, each a separate story related to the adventures of Christopher Race and his high-powered automobile, "The Scarlet Runner". Every episode has a different cast, except for the continuing role of Earle Williams.
Cast
- Earle Williams as Christopher Race
- Marguerite Blake as Lady Ivy
- L. Rogers Lytton as Baron von Hess
- Charles Kent as James Race
- Dorothy Kelly as Miss Collingwood
- Leila Blow as Mrs. Collingwood
- Donald Hall as Sir Gordon Race
- Lillian Tucker as Mrs. Dauray
- William R. Dunn as Fitzgerald
- Kalman Matus as Prince Mirco
- John Costello as Ambassador Rudovico
- Ethel Corcoran as Volda Rudovico
- Grace Valentine as Grace Norwood
- Zena Keefe as Sidney Chester / Dorothy Herbert
- Helen Pillsbury as The Mother
- Walter McGrail as Morley Chester
- Raymond Walburn as John Brown
- Gypsy O'Brien as Violet Hardcastle[2]
- Hattie Delaro (as Hattie De Laro)
Chapter titles
- The Car and His Majesty
- The Nurenberg Watch
- The Maskd Ball
- The Hidden Prince
- The Jacobean House
- The Mysterious Motor Car
- The Red Whiskered Man
- The Glove and The Ring
- The Gold Cigarette Case
- The Lost Girl
- The Missing Chapter
- The Car And The Girl
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Scarlet Runner". Silent Era. Retrieved February 18, 2008.
- ^ Rainey, Buck (June 8, 2015). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. ISBN 9781476604480.
External links
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Categories:
- 1916 films
- 1916 drama films
- 1916 lost films
- American films
- American drama films
- American silent serial films
- American black-and-white films
- Lost American films
- Vitagraph Studios film serials
- Films directed by William P. S. Earle
- Films based on works by Alice Williamson
- Films about automobiles
- Lost drama films
- 1910s drama film stubs