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the Crimson Gardenia |
Director: Reginald Barker Year: 1919 aka's: Release info: AFI lists release as May 18, 1919; imdb lists release as June 15, 1919 Genre: drama, |
Click to see Cast:
Owen Moore - Roland Van Dam Hedda Nova - Madelon Dorette Hector V. Sarno - Emile Le Duc Sidney Deane - Papa La Forge Tully Marshall - Alfred Le Duc Sydney Ainsworth - Francois, the spider Edwin Stevens - Jean, the wolf Gertrude Claire - Mere Felice Betty Schade - Eleanor Banniman Alec B. Francis - Mr. Banniman Kate Lester - Mrs. Banniman |
Synopsis: from AFI Yearning for adventure and romance, jaded New York millionaire Roland Van Dam, goes to New Orleans during the Mardi Gras. There he is mistaken for Emile Le Duc, a recently escaped prisoner, by a cousin whom he has never met, the attractive Madelon Dorette, because Roland's costume includes a red gardenia, which Emile was to wear. Emile's counterfeiting gang, thinking that he is going to betray them, captures Roland, but he escapes. When Emile dies, Madelon, convinced by the gang that Roland is a secret service man and has killed Emile, entices Roland to the home of her vile old uncle, the gang leader. She discovers that Roland is innocent after it appears that both of them have no way of escaping death. During an interrogation, however, Roland secretly dislodges a telephone receiver from its hook and conveys the situation to the operator, who transmits the call to the police. Once saved, Roland, having now found adventure and romance, marries Madelon. |
Production Company:Rex Beach Pictures Co. - Goldwyn Pictures Corp. |
| Notes: Based on the short story "The Crimson Gardenia" by Rex Beach in The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure (New York, 1916). |
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Other Information: length was 6 reels - 5400 ft.
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