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The Scarlet Car (1917)

1917 · Silent film · 39 min · dir. Joseph De Grasse

  • Drama

Synopsis

After discovering that Cyrus Peabody, the president of the bank, and his son Ernest have embezzled 35,000 dollars, their cashier, Paul Revere Forbes, threatens to expose them. In a rage, the two men strike him on the head and, persuaded that the busybody is dead, ask their broker to dump the body off in a deserted place. But the broker has an accident and is killed in the crash. The cashier, who was actually still alive, comes to and, while suffering a loss of memory, wanders off. Still…

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Details

Director
Joseph De Grasse
Writer
William Parker
Cinematography
King D. Gray
Studio
Bluebird Photoplays, Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Released
1917-12-24
Running time
39 minutes

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