The Scarlet Road (1916)
Twenty-one-year-old Harry Tremaine has perfected an airplane motor which he hopes will make his fortune a dream he shares with his fiancée, Alice. One night Harry receives word that his father, who has been leading a hermit's life out West, has suddenly died. He discovers through his miserly ways his father left him a fortune of $200,000. Flush with his new wealth Harry becomes ensnared by Betty Belgrave, a cabaret entertainer, and her dancing partner, Wilbur Lorimer and it not long before he has squandered his money. Though desperate when he sees a young girl in danger of drowning, Harry rescues her, and her grateful millionaire father provides the capital to make Harry’s airplane motor a reality. Alice and he are married while Betty becomes a derelict.
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Malcolm Duncan as Harry Tremaine |
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Anna Q. Nilsson as Betty Belgrave |
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Della Connor as Alice Holbrook |
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Iva Shepard as Mrs. Holbrook |
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John Jarrott as Lorimer Wilbur |
| Writing | Bruno Lessing | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | J. Clarkson Miller | Writer |
| Writing | Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow | Story |
| Crew | Jugo C. Johnson | Cinematography |
