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Scarlet Saint (1925)

Scarlet Saint poster
Directed by
George Archainbaud
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to escape a scandalous past by taking on a new identity. She falls in love with a man who knows nothing of her secret.

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What happens

Scarlet Saint, also known as The Scarlet Sinner, is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Frank Morgan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Milton Menasco. It was adapted for the screen by Eugene Clifford and Jack Jungmeyer Jr. from the short story "The Lady Who Played Fidele" by Gerald Beaumont, which first appeared in Red Book in 1925. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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