Redhead (1919)
Rich Matthew Thurlow, spends nearly every night at cabarets, admires Dazie, a leading dancer whom he calls "Redhead." Dazie loves Matthew, but she is dismayed that he wastes his life in clubs. After Matthew, while intoxicated, marries Dazie to win a bet, Dazie insists that they remain married. When Matthew's uncle cuts off his allowance and ends his "soft" bank job, Dazie decides to make a man out of Matthew, but he scorns her. She rents a small apartment, while he gets work in an auto factory. Although Matthew is genial when Dazie's parents visit, he remains cold to her. When Matthew's uncle offers Dazie money for a divorce, she refuses, but says that she will agree to a divorce if Matthew really wants one. Matthew develops a new interest in life and realizes he loves Dazie when he becomes jealous through a misunderstanding. After his uncle, seeing Dazie's effect on Matthew, threatens to disinherit him for good if he does divorce her, Matthew confesses his love.
Director: Charles Maigne
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Alice Brady as Dazil Mellows |
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Conrad Nagel as Matthew Thurlow |
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Robert Schable as Roland Gard |
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Charles A. Stevenson as Parker Thurlow |
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Charles Eldridge as Mr. Mellows |
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May Brettone as Mrs. Mellows |
| Directing | Charles Maigne | Director |
| Writing | Henry Payson Dowst | Writer |
| Writing | Charles Maigne | Writer |
| Crew | Al Liguori | Cinematography |
| Art | William Cameron Menzies | Art Direction |