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The Scarlet Shadow (1919)

The Scarlet Shadow poster
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent comedy about a woman caught in a series of misunderstandings and romantic mishaps. The story unfolds with her attempts to navigate social complications and humorous situations.

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What happens

The Scarlet Shadow is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Martha Mattox and Frank Elliott. It was adapted for the screen by Harvey F. Thew based on a novelette by Katherine Leiser Robbins titled "The Scarlet Strain," which had originally appeared in The All-Story Magazine. Location shooting for the film took place in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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