The Scarlet Car (1917 film)
| The Scarlet Car | |
|---|---|
 The novel The Scarlet Car (1907) upon which the film was based | |
| Directed by | Joe De Grasse |
| Written by | William Parker |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Franklyn Farnum |
| Cinematography | King D. Gray |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney.[1] The film is based upon the novel The Scarlet Car by Richard Harding Davis, which also was the basis of a 1923 film of the same name.[1] A print of the 1917 film exists and has been released on DVD.[1]
Cast
- Franklyn Farnum as Billy Winthrop
- Edith Johnson as Beatrice Forbes
- Lon Chaney as Paul Revere Forbes
- Sam De Grasse as Ernest Peabody
- Al W. Filson as Samuel Winthrop
- Howard Crampton as Cyrus Peabody
- William Lloyd as Jim Pettit
- Allan Cavan as Mob member (uncredited)
- Jack Filson as Phil Hastings (uncredited)
- Nelson McDowell as Townsman (uncredited)
- Lon Poff as Constable (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook as Scrapper (uncredited)
- William J. Humphrey as Member of Directors Meeting (uncredited)
- Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Scarlet Car was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of slugging the man, the shortening of the fight scene in the lobby, and to flash the mob scene at the beginning of a reel.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Silent Era: The Scarlet Car". silentera. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
- ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 6 (3). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 31. January 12, 1918.
External links
- The Scarlet Car at IMDb
- Davis, Richard Harding (1907), The Scarlet Car, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, on the Internet Archive
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