The Widow in Scarlet

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 . 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

Production

The film was completed in just 8 days, finishing in May 1932.

References

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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