The Scarlet Drop is a 1918 American Western film directed by
John Ford and featuring Harry Carey.
Just over 30 minutes of footage of the film now survives in the Getty Images Archive.
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Harry Carey is known as "Kaintuck" Ridge in this one but paired once again with Molly Malone,
and featuring once again Vester Pegg
THE SCARLET DROP
DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY JOHN FORD (Jack Ford)
UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
"Kaintuck" Ridge (Carey), refused admission to the local militia to fight
on the side of Union in the American Civil War, joins a gang of marauders
and at the end of the conflict finds himself a fugitive with a price on his head.
He goes west and becomes a bandit. Marley Calvert (Pegg), who kept Kaintuck out of the army,
also goes west and takes up mining. Betty Calvert (Schade)
is taken captive when Kaintuck holds up a stage coach.
His hatred for the Calverts is overcome by his admiration for Molly (Malone) and later,
when her honor is attacked by a former suitor, he defends her and wins her love.
Cast
Harry Carey ... 'Kaintuck' Harry Ridge
Molly Malone ... Molly Calvert
Vester Pegg ... Marley Calvert
Betty Schade ... Betty Calvert
Millard K. Wilson ... Graham Lyons (as M.K. Wilson)
Martha Mattox ... Mammy
Steve Clemente ... Buck (as Steve Clemento)
Directed
John Ford ... (as Jack Ford)
Writing Credits
John Ford ... (story) (as Jack Ford)
George Hively ... (scenario)
Cinematography
Ben F. Reynolds
Trivia
About 23 minutes of this film survive with Getty Images Archive Films.
