
The Crimson Gardenia
Adventure · Drama
Overview
Wastrel New York millionaire Roland Van Dam travels to New Orleans during Mardi Gras, looking for adventure and romance. Because the costume he is wearing includes a red gardenia, he is mistaken for escaped prisoner Emile Le Duc by a woman (who turns out to be a long-lost cousin) who was to meet Le Duc, who was to be wearing a red gardenia. It turns out that Le Duc is the head of a vicious gang of counterfeiters, and Roland winds up getting in more adventures than he had hoped for.
Top Cast


Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Roland Van Dam
Owen Moore
Roland Van Dam


Hedda Nova
Hedda Nova
Madelon Dorette
Hedda Nova
Madelon Dorette
Hector V. Sarno
Hector V. Sarno
Emile Le Duc
Hector V. Sarno
Emile Le Duc


Sydney Deane
Sydney Deane
Papa la Forge (as Sidney Deane)
Sydney Deane
Papa la Forge (as Sidney Deane)


Tully Marshall
Tully Marshall
Alfred le Duc
Tully Marshall
Alfred le Duc


Gertrude Claire
Gertrude Claire
Mere Felice
Gertrude Claire
Mere Felice


Alec B. Francis
Alec B. Francis
Mr. Banniman
Alec B. Francis
Mr. Banniman


Sidney Ainsworth
Sidney Ainsworth
Francois
Sidney Ainsworth
Francois


Edwin Stevens
Edwin Stevens
Jean
Edwin Stevens
Jean


Betty Schade
Betty Schade
Eleanor Banniman
Betty Schade
Eleanor Banniman
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