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| The Code of the Scarlet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Written by | Bennett Cohen Forrest Sheldon Ford Beebe |
| Produced by | Charles R. Rogers |
| Starring | Ken Maynard Gladys McConnell Ed Brady |
| Cinematography | Ted D. McCord |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
Production company | Charles R. Rogers Productions |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Code of the Scarlet is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady.[1] The title is also sometimes written as just Code of the Scarlet. A northern, it was distributed by First National Pictures.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]Mountie Bruce Kenton is on the trial of a fugitive, who unknown to him is the brother of the woman he loves.
Cast
[edit]- Ken Maynard as Bruce Kenton
- Gladys McConnell as Helen Morgan
- Ed Brady as Paddy Halloran
- J.P. McGowan as Blake
- Dot Farley as Widow Malone
- Sheldon Lewis as Bartender
- Hal Salter as Comic
- Joe Rickson as Pete
- Robert Walker as Frank Morgan
- Joseph W. Girard as RCMP Inspector
- Nelson McDowell as Fur Trapper
- Lafe McKee as Fur Trapper
- Slim Whitaker as Henchman
Preservation
[edit]The Code Of The Scarlet is currently presumed lost.[3] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Munden p.136
- ↑ "The Code Of The Scarlet". afi.com. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
- ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Code Of The Scarlet". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in
<ref>tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page). - ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. Retrieved April 11, 2026.
Bibliography
[edit]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
[edit]- 1928 films
- 1928 American films
- 1928 English-language films
- 1928 lost films
- 1928 Western (genre) films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent feature films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- Films directed by Harry Joe Brown
- Films set in Canada
- First National Pictures films
- Lost American silent Western (genre) films
- 1920s American film stubs