''Trimmed in Scarlet'' is a 1923 American silent

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directed by Jack Conway and produced and distributed by

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. It is based on the 1920 Broadway play, ''Trimmed in Scarlet'', by William Hurlbut and starring Broadway's

Maxine Elliott Maxine Elliott (February 5, 1868 – March 5, 1940) also known as Little Jessie, Dettie or by her birth name Jessie Dermott, was an American actress and businesswoman. She managed her own theater and experimented with silent films in the 1910s. ...

. This play marked the last time Maxine Elliott appeared on Broadway. Her role in the film is played by veteran cinema star

Kathlyn Williams Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in ...

. All prints of this film are believed lost.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Trimmed in Scarlet''
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Cast

as Cordelia Ebbing / Madame de la Fleur *

Roy Stewart Roy Stewart (15 May 1925 – 27 October 2008) was a Jamaican-born British actor. He began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television. In 1954 he founded Roy Stewart's Gym in Powis Square, North Kensington, and ran th ...

as Revere Wayne *

Lucille Ricksen Lucille Ricksen (born Ingeborg Myrtle Elisabeth Ericksen; August 22, 1910 – March 13, 1925) was an American motion picture actress during the silent film era. She died of tuberculosis on March 13, 1925, at the age of 14. Early life Ingebor ...

as Faith Ebbing (credited as Lucille Rickson) *

Robert Agnew Robert Agnew (June 4, 1899 – November 8, 1983) was an American movie actor who worked mostly in the silent film era, making 65 films in both the silent and sound eras. Agnew was born in Dayton, Kentucky. He died in 1983 in Palm Springs, C ...

as David Pierce * David Torrence as Charles Knight *

Phillips Smalley Wendell Phillips Smalley (August 7, 1865 – May 2, 1939) was an American silent film director and actor. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York, he was the grandson of Wendell Phillips; he was the son of George Washburn Smalle ...

as Peter Ebbing *

Eve Southern Eve Southern (born Elva L. McDowell; August 23, 1900 – November 29, 1972) was an American film actress. She appeared in 38 films from 1916 to 1936. In 1930 she was selected by portrait artist Rolf Armstrong as one of the film industry's ...

as Fifi Barclay *

Bert Sprotte Bert Sprotte (9 December 1870 – 30 December 1949) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 70 American films between 1918 and 1938. He was born in Chemnitz, Saxony, and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * '' Selfi ...

as Duroc *

Grace Carlyle Grace Carlyle (July 24, 1877 – September 20, 1953) was an American stage and film actress.Dietz p.242 Selected filmography * '' The Eagle's Wings'' (1916) * '' An International Marriage'' (1916) * '' The Place Beyond the Winds'' (1916) * '' Pl ...

as Molly Todd *Gerard Alexander as Ruth Kipp (credited as Gerard Grassby) *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

as Mr. Kipp *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1912 ...

as Count De Signeur

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* 1923 films 1923 drama films Silent American drama films American silent feature films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films directed by Jack Conway Lost American drama films Universal Pictures films 1923 lost films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub