---
title: 'The Scarlet Car (1917)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe De Grasse'
released: '1917-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 50
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scarlet-car-1917'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0008541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Scarlet Car (1917)

1917 · 50 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Scarlet Car is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Edith Johnson, and Franklyn Farnum. The film was written by William Parker, based upon the novel The Scarlet Car by Richard Harding Davis, which also served as the basis of a 1923 Universal film of the same name. A print of the 1917 film exists at the Library of Congress, and the movie is available on DVD. Clips from the film were used in the 1995 documentary Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask. A still exists showing Lon Chaney in his own make-up as the protagonist "Paul Revere Forbes".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-de-grasse)
- **Screenplay:** [William Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-parker)

## Cast

- [Edith Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-johnson)
- [Franklyn Farnum](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklyn-farnum)
- [Lule Warrenton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lule-warrenton)
- [Harry Tenbrook](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-tenbrook)
- [Lon Chaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-chaney)
- [Sam De Grasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-de-grasse)
- [Al W. Filson](https://cinepixo.com/people/al-w-filson)
- [Lon Poff](https://cinepixo.com/people/lon-poff)
- [Howard Crampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-crampton)

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