''The Scarlet Runner'' is a 1916 American

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

film serial A serial film, film serial (or just serial), movie serial, or chapter play, is a motion picture form popular during the first half of the 20th century, consisting of a series of short subjects exhibited in consecutive order at one theater, gene ...

directed by William P. S. Earle and

Wally Van Wally Van (born Charles Wallace Van Nostrand; September 27, 1880 – May 9, 1974) was an American actor and film director of the silent era. Early years Van was born Charles Wallace Van Nostrand on September 27, 1880, in New Hyde Park, ...

. The film is considered lost.

Plot

A series of 12 two-reel episodes, each a separate story related to the adventures of Christopher Race and his high-powered automobile, "The Scarlet Runner". Every episode has a different cast, except for the continuing role of Earle Williams.

Cast

Earle Williams Earle Williams (born Earle Raphael Williams; February 28, 1880 – April 25, 1927) was an American stage actor and film star in the silent era."EARLE WILLIAMS EXPIRES: Bronchial Pneumonia Ends Brilliant Career of Pioneer Filmland Favorite", ''L ...

as Christopher Race * Marguerite Blake as Lady Ivy *

L. Rogers Lytton Legare Rogers Lytton (born Oscar Legare Rogers; April 9, 1867 – August 14, 1924) was an American film actor of the silent film, silent era and an architect. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1912 and 1924. Prior to entering films he h ...

as Baron von Hess * Charles Kent as James Race *

Dorothy Kelly Dorothy Dupre Kelly (February 12, 1894 - May 31, 1966) was an American motion picture actress of the early silent film era. Personal life Dorothy Dupre Kelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bessie Irene Kelly (née. Smith) and Th ...

as Miss Collingwood * Leila Blow as Mrs. Collingwood *

Donald Hall Donald Andrew Hall Jr. (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018) was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. He was the author of over 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and includin ...

as Sir Gordon Race * Lillian Tucker as Mrs. Dauray * William R. Dunn as Fitzgerald * Kalman Matus as Prince Mirco * John Costello as Ambassador Rudovico * Ethel Corcoran as Volda Rudovico *

Grace Valentine Grace Valentine (February 14, 1884 – November 12, 1964) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Valentine was born in Springfield, Ohio. Career She began her career in the theater in 1905 and toured in stock companies for t ...

as Grace Norwood * Zena Keefe as Sidney Chester / Dorothy Herbert * Helen Pillsbury as The Mother *

Walter McGrail Walter B. McGrail (October 19, 1888 – March 19, 1970) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1916 and 1951. Besides feature films, he appeared in ''The Scarlet Runner'', a 12-chapter serial. McGrail was born in ...

as Morley Chester *

Raymond Walburn Raymond Walburn (September 9, 1887 – July 26, 1969) was an American character actor of stage and screen who appeared in dozens of Hollywood movie comedies and an occasional dramatic role during the 1930s and 1940s. Life and career Born i ...

as John Brown *

Gypsy O'Brien Gypsy O'Brien (1889–1975) was a theater and film actress. Her theater performances included a role in '' Cheating Cheaters''. She also appeared in ''Bunny'' at the Hudson Theatre. Her performance as the persecuted heroine was described as pret ...

as Violet Hardcastle *

Hattie Delaro Hattie Delaro (1861 – April 18, 1941) was an American actress. She had a career in theater, then became an actress in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. Delaro was born in Brooklyn. Delaro debuted on stage in 1881 at Brooklyn's Grand Ope ...

(as Hattie De Laro)

Chapter titles

The Scarlet Runner - Gold Cigarette Case 1916 poster

# ''The Car and His Majesty'' # ''The Nuremberg Watch'' # ''The Masked Ball'' # ''The Hidden Prince'' # ''The Jacobean House'' # ''The Mysterious Motor Car'' # ''The Red Whiskered Man'' # ''The Glove and the Ring'' # ''The Gold Cigarette Case'' # ''The Lost Girl'' # ''The Missing Chapter'' # ''The Car and the Girl''

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* 1916 films 1916 drama films 1916 lost films American auto racing films Silent American drama films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Lost American films Vitagraph Studios film serials Films directed by William P. S. Earle Films based on works by Alice Williamson Films about automobiles Lost drama films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton 1910s American films {{1910s-drama-film-stub

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