The Scarlet Road

50min

Drama

Twenty-one-year-old Harry Tremaine has perfected an airplane motor which he hopes will make his fortune a dream he shares with his fiancée, Alice. One night Harry receives word that his father, who has been leading a hermit's life out West, has suddenly died. He discovers through his miserly ways his father left him a fortune of $200,000. Flush with his new wealth Harry becomes ensnared by Betty Belgrave, a cabaret entertainer, and her dancing partner, Wilbur Lorimer and it not long before he has squandered his money. Though desperate when he sees a young girl in danger of drowning, Harry rescues her, and her grateful millionaire father provides the capital to make Harry’s airplane motor a reality. Alice and he are married while Betty becomes a derelict.

Cast

Malcolm Duncan

Malcolm Duncan

Harry Tremaine
Anna Q. Nilsson

Anna Q. Nilsson

Betty Belgrave
Della Connor

Della Connor

Alice Holbrook
Iva Shepard

Iva Shepard

Mrs. Holbrook
John Jarrott

John Jarrott

Lorimer Wilbur

Release date

16th Feb 1916

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language