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The Red Sword is a 1929 American silent adventure film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring William Collier Jr., Marian Nixon and Carmel Myers.^[1] The film was produced and distributed by FBO Pictures, shortly before it was taken over by RKO Pictures. It was released in Britain by Ideal Films under the alternative title Three Days to Live.

Synopsis

In Tsarist Russia, a Cossack general Litovski rapes the wife of an innkeeper leading to her death. Years later the innkeeper's daughter Vera seeks revenge on the general, even though she is in love with his nephew.

Cast

William Collier Jr. as Paul
Marian Nixon as Vera
Carmel Myers as Katherine
Demetrius Alexis as Veronoff
Alan Roscoe as Litovski
Charles Darvas as Fideleff
Barbara Bozoky as Cook

Preservation

The film is now lost.^[2]

References

^ Rainey p.187
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Red Sword

Bibliography

Rainey, Buck. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies. McFarland & Company, 1992.

External links

[1] Rainey p.187

[2] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Red Sword

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