Scarlet Saint

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Scarlet Saint
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Directed by George Archainbaud
Written by Eugene Clifford
Jack Jungmeyer
John W. Krafft
Produced by Earl Hudson
Starring Mary Astor
Lloyd Hughes
Frank Morgan
Cinematography George J. Folsey
Edited by Arthur Tavares
Production
company
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 1925 (1925-11-08)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Scarlet Saint, also known as The Scarlet Sinner, [1] is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Frank Morgan. [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco.

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] a young woman who as a girl was betrothed to an Austrian baron decides on the eve of the wedding that she cannot marry the titled man because she is in love with a young American. The baron tricks the other man into a duel and forces the woman into marriage to save the younger man from a long term in jail. After a long period of struggle to retain his wife, the baron at length releases her and wishes her happiness with the American.

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Preservation

With no prints of Scarlet Saint located in any film archives, [5] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Scarlet Sinner
  2. ↑ Lowe p.1849
  3. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Scarlet Saint at silentera.com
  4. ↑ "New Pictures: The Scarlet Saint", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (9): 58, November 21, 1925, retrieved November 9, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  5. ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Scarlet Saint

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