Red Dice
- March 14, 1926 (1926-03-14)
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The Red Dice is a 1926 American silent crime drama film directed by William K. Howard and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. It stars Rod La Rocque and Marguerite De La Motte and was released through Producers Distributing Corporation.[1] Art direction for the film was done by Max Parker. The film was adapted by Jeanie MacPherson and Douglas Z. Doty from the 1925 Octavus Roy Cohen novel The Iron Chalice. The novel was adapted again in 1931 as The Big Gamble.[2]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[3] Alan Beckwith, who is broke, agrees to insure his life naming bootleg king Andrew North beneficiary, and agreeing to commit suicide later. Ala rolls a pair of red dice to determine the date he will die. He weds Beverly Vane, a woman of North's choosing whose brother Johnny is in North's power. Alan and Beverly fall in love. He and Johnny plot to seize one of North's rum cargoes. They are trapped by North and his men, but Beverly appears in time with revenue officers. The North gang is arrested. Beverly and Alan face a happy future together.
Cast
- Rod La Rocque as Alan Beckwith
- Marguerite De La Motte as Beverly Vane
- Ray Hallor as Johnny Vane
- Gustav von Seyffertitz as Andrew North
- George Cooper as Squint Scoggins
- Walter Long as Nick Webb
- Edith Yorke as Mrs. Garrison
- Clarence Burton as Butler
- Charles Clary as District Attorney
- Alan Brooks as Conroy
Preservation
With no prints of Red Dice located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.[4] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[2] A 48-second trailer of the film still exists.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Red Dice at silentera.com
- ^ a b "The Red Dice". afi.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Pardy, George T. (April 3, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Red Dice", Motion Picture News, 33 (14), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1527, retrieved April 16, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Red Dice". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
External links
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- Red Dice at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
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