---
title: 'The Scarlet Coat (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Sturges'
released: '1955-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scarlet-coat-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048588/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Scarlet Coat (1955)

1955 · 101 min · Drama, War, Action, Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

The Scarlet Coat  is a 1955 American historical drama and swashbuckler in Eastmancolor and CinemaScope released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, directed by John Sturges. It stars Cornel Wilde, Michael Wilding, George Sanders, and Anne Francis. The film is based upon the events in the American Revolution in which Benedict Arnold offered to surrender the fort at West Point to the British in exchange for money.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sturges)
- **Screenplay:** [Karl Tunberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-tunberg)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Conrad Salinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-salinger)
- **Producer:** [Nicholas Nayfack](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-nayfack)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Vogel](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-vogel)
- **Editor:** [Ben Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-lewis)

## Cast

- [James Westerfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-westerfield)
- [George Sanders](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-sanders)
- [Jim Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-hayward)
- [Paul Cavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cavanagh)
- [Robert Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-douglas)
- [John McIntire](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mcintire)
- [Michael Wilding](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-wilding)
- [Cornel Wilde](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornel-wilde)
- [John Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-alderson)
- [John Dehner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dehner)
- [Rhys Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-williams)
- [Anne Francis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-francis)
- [Bobby Driscoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-driscoll)

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