The Red Sword

1929 film
  • February 17, 1929 (1929-02-17)
Running time
70 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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

  1. ^ Rainey p.187
  2. ^ 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

  • The Red Sword at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • allmovie.com
  • Kinotv|The Red Sword
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