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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
- ^ 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.
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