The Scarlet Car

The Scarlet Car
	The novel The Scarlet Car (1907) upon which the film was based
Directed by	Joe De Grasse
Written by	William Parker
Based on	The Scarlet Car; by Richard Harding Davis
Starring	Lon Chaney; Franklyn Farnum
Cinematography	King D. Gray
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 24, 1917;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney.[1] The film is based upon the novel The Scarlet Car by Richard Harding Davis, which also was the basis of a 1923 film of the same name.[1] A print of the 1917 film exists and has been released on DVD.[1]

The film is a member of the Universal-produced and Carl Laemmle-selected "The Laemmle Nine", which also includes A Dangerous Game, The Flaming Hour, The Ghost Patrol, Kindled Courage, The Power of a Lie, The First Degree, The Love Letter, and The Gentleman From America.[2]

Cast

Franklyn Farnum as Billy Winthrop
Edith Johnson as Beatrice Forbes
Lon Chaney as Paul Revere Forbes
Sam De Grasse as Ernest Peabody
Al W. Filson as Samuel Winthrop
Howard Crampton as Cyrus Peabody
William Lloyd as Jim Pettit
Allan Cavan as Mob member (uncredited)
Jack Filson as Phil Hastings (uncredited)
Nelson McDowell as Townsman (uncredited)
Lon Poff as Constable (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook as Scrapper (uncredited)
William J. Humphrey as Member of Directors Meeting (uncredited)
Lule Warrenton as Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Scarlet Car was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of slugging the man, the shortening of the fight scene in the lobby, and to flash the mob scene at the beginning of a reel.[3]

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References

"Silent Era: The Scarlet Car". silentera. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
"New Group Called The Laemmle Nine". Universal Weekly. 16 (16): 14. December 2, 1922.
"Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (3): 31. January 12, 1918.

External links

The Scarlet Car on IMDb
Davis, Richard Harding (1907), The Scarlet Car, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, on the Internet Archive

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[silentera-1] "Silent Era: The Scarlet Car". silentera. Retrieved June 26, 2008.

[2] "New Group Called The Laemmle Nine". Universal Weekly. 16 (16): 14. December 2, 1922.

[3] "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (3): 31. January 12, 1918.