The Widow in Scarlet

1932 film

  • July 1, 1932 (1932-07-01)
Running time
64 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Widow in Scarlet (also known as Lady Raffles) is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dorothy Revier, Kenneth Harlan and Lloyd Whitlock .[1] It was distributed by the independent Mayfair Pictures.

Plot

Baroness Orsani makes a bet that she can steal a friend's valuable diamond necklace just to prove that she can, intending to return it afterwards. Before she can accomplish this, a gang of international jewel thieves led by a man posing as a police inspector, steal it first.

Cast

  • Dorothy Revier as Baroness Orsani
  • Kenneth Harlan as Peter Lawton-Bond
  • Lloyd Whitlock as Mandel
  • Glenn Tryon as Spuffy
  • Myrtle Stedman as Alice Lawton-Bond
  • Lloyd Ingraham as Bradley
  • Harry Strang as Hymie
  • Hal Price as Eddie
  • Arthur Millett as Hanson
  • Phillips Smalley as Peter's pal
  • Wilfrid North as Peter's pal

References

  1. ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2012). "NY Times: The Widow in Scarlet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

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