''The Scarlet West'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Robert Frazer and

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. It was distributed by the First National company. This was an ambitious silent film made by an independent producer about

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and the

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. It was filmed on location at

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There are no prints of ''The Scarlet West'' surviving, which makes it a

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film. A trailer survives at the Library of Congress. 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.Victor Shuler Movie, Facebook
Retrieved December 10, 2015

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Victor Shuler
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