The Red Sword

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.

The Red Sword
Directed byRobert G. Vignola
Written byRandolph Bartlett
Wyndham Gittens
Stanner E.V. Taylor
StarringWilliam Collier Jr.
Marian Nixon
Carmel Myers
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
Edited byAnn McKnight
Production
company
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
February 17, 1929
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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

Preservation

The film is now lost.[2]

References

Bibliography

  • Rainey, Buck. Sweethearts of the Sage: Biographies and Filmographies of 258 actresses appearing in Western movies. McFarland & Company, 1992.
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