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The Scarlet West is a 1925 American silent historical drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and Clara Bow. It was distributed by the First National company.[1][2]
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| Directed by | John G. Adolfi |
| Written by | Anthony Paul Kelly |
| Based on | "The Scarlet West" by A. B. Heath |
| Produced by | Frank J. Carroll |
| Starring | Robert Frazer Clara Bow |
| Cinematography | George Benoit Benjamin Kline Victor Shuler F. L. Hoefler |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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Running time | 9 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
This was an ambitious silent film made by an independent producer about George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn. It was filmed on location at Dolores, Colorado.
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- Robert Frazer as Cardelanche
- Clara Bow as Miriam
- Robert Edeson as General Kinnard
- Johnnie Walker as Lt. Parkman
- Walter McGrail as Lt. Harper
- Gaston Glass as Capt. Howard
- Helen Ferguson as Nestina
- Ruth Stonehouse as Mrs. Custer
- Martha Francis as Harriett Kinnard
- Florence Crawford as Mrs. Harper
- Jacqueline Frazer as Child
- Maude Bash Haefler as Wife
- Jack House as Indian Scout
- Frank W. Pyle as Scout
There are no prints of The Scarlet West surviving, which makes it a lost film.[3][4] A trailer survives at the Library of Congress.[5] Some of the still photography from the production survives and is used in a documentary on local cinematographer Victor Shuler, who was one of four cameramen on the production.[6]
- General Custer at the Little Big Horn (1926)
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941)
- Little Big Man (1970)
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