The Scarlet Shadow is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Martha Mattox and Frank Elliott.[1] It was adapted for the screen by Harvey F. Thew based on a novelette by Katherine Leiser Robbins titled "The Scarlet Strain," which had originally appeared in The All-Story Magazine.[2]
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | Harvey F. Thew |
| Based on | "The Scarlet Strain" by Lorne H. Fontaine and Katherine Leiser Robbins |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
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Location shooting for the film took place in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.[2]
Cast
edit- Mae Murray as Elena Evans
- Martha Mattox as Aunt Alvira Evans
- Frank Elliott as Harvey Presby
- Ralph Graves as Van Presby
- Clarissa Selwynne as Edith Presby
- Willard Louis as Joseph Fleming
- J. Edwin Brown as The Gardner
Preservation
editThe Scarlet Shadow is currently presumed lost.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]
References
edit- ↑ Ankerich p.326
- 1 2 "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Scarlet Shadow". afi.com. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Scarlet Shadow". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
Bibliography
edit- Michael G. Ankerich. Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-stung Lips. University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
External links
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