The Widow in Scarlet

1932 film

The Widow in Scarlet (also known as Lady Raffles) is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dorothy Revier, Kenneth Harlan and Lloyd Whitlock .^[1] It was distributed by the independent Mayfair Pictures.

Plot

Baroness Orsani makes a bet that she can steal a friend's valuable diamond necklace just to prove that she can, intending to return it afterwards. Before she can accomplish this, a gang of international jewel thieves led by a man posing as a police inspector, steal it first.

Cast

• Dorothy Revier as Baroness Orsani
• Kenneth Harlan as Peter Lawton-Bond
• Lloyd Whitlock as Mandel
• Glenn Tryon as Spuffy
• Myrtle Stedman as Alice Lawton-Bond
• Lloyd Ingraham as Bradley
• Harry Strang as Hymie
• Hal Price as Eddie
• Arthur Millett as Hanson
• Phillips Smalley as Peter's pal
• Wilfrid North as Peter's pal

References

1. Hans J. Wollstein (2012). "NY Times: The Widow in Scarlet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• The Widow in Scarlet at IMDb