
A Scarlet Week-End
Mystery
Overview
A woman's cheating husband is murdered at their country estate, and suspicion immediately falls on her.
Top Cast


Dorothy Revier
Dorothy Revier
The Wife
Dorothy Revier
The Wife


Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
The Husband
Theodore von Eltz
The Husband


Douglas Cosgrove
Douglas Cosgrove
The Police Inspector
Douglas Cosgrove
The Police Inspector


Phyllis Barrington
Phyllis Barrington
The Girlfriend
Phyllis Barrington
The Girlfriend


Sheila Terry
Sheila Terry
Marjorie Murphy
Sheila Terry
Marjorie Murphy


Niles Welch
Niles Welch
The Wife's Former Fiancee
Niles Welch
The Wife's Former Fiancee
Virginia Roye
Virginia Roye
Alma McGregor
Virginia Roye
Alma McGregor


William Desmond
William Desmond
William Desmond
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